Sharing Christ's Love with International Students in North Texas
December is in full swing but it has been warm here getting as high as the mid 80’s last week. I’ve been able to go out with shorts and T-shirts the last couple of days. This has been a winter of activity this year. During the Thanksgiving holiday, we were blessed by doing something almost …
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I can’t believe Thanksgiving is almost upon us already. It still feel like we just came out of summer. God has been good and there are so many things to be thankful for. This was a good week of ministry though it started off interestingly. Charis was home sick for much of last week and …
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Houston – Dallas County Version happened this weekend. While I stayed home doing some family stuff, I was able to keep track of our team on the trip down there via text. You will find some of the texts at the bottom of this message. God was clearly there. More importantly it seems really clear …
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God is in control. He is and always has been. Today was the day of the US Elections and I was reminded that no matter what happens God is in control. He was when He chose Nebuchadnezzar to be His enforcer to chastise and protect Israel. He was when He selected Cyrus to be the …
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As I write this I am fighting a cold and trying get stuff done for the coming week. This last week was good for Roy but harder for Lisa. Roy was able to go to the ISI Rocky Mountains and Plains Regional Retreat up in Wichita, KS. We learned about minstering to Muslims and how …
Cowboy Games, Cowboy Camping, Rangers Games, NASA Space Weekends & Mavericks Games: ISI Ministry? (See Pictures) One of the special things about living in the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) area is the diversity of unique things to do nearby. God has been creating opportunities for Roy & the ISI team to use these events to find …
More relationship building the last two week. Space Weekend was a complete hit. (See pictures) So was a separate trip to see a to see a Dallas Mavericks basketball game via train (40 people – see pictures). It has been fun to watch as we worked to develop community through the different events. Many of the same people …
Big prayer need coming along. We are taking 80+ students and volunteers to Houston this weekend, October 6-7 to visit the Space center, hear from a believing NASA official, stay with host families, go to church (sometimes for the first time), enjoy the Galveston Bay and most of all, enjoy being together for an intense …
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One of the special things I really enjoy about doing ISI ministry is that is it incredibly fun. Every once in a while, when I get so bogged down in the daily struggles and other things, God reminds me of that. This week was one of those times. It was a great week on so …
On Saturday, September 15, we (Roy, Jonathan & Charis) are off to Stephenville, TX with around 120 people including 50+ UTA students and 3 TCU students and students from UT Austin(20), DTS, SMU, Collin College, and Richland College. The students will be exposed to life on a ranch including camping in tents, eating out, skeet …
