Sharing Christ's Love with International Students in North Texas
As you can imaging, with the beginning of the school year, things have been non-stop with stuff to do. I’m so sorry for being so slow to get this post out. So many things happened but it was fun and God was at work. Most of what is to say is below. The TCU welcome …
Continue reading “Connecting Personally with New Fall 2013 students”
It’s funny, often when we don’t have regular organized activities, it is then that God has the space to work. This was one of those weeks for us. We didn’t have our regular Friday night fellowship, and yet God opened up some opportunities to go deeper with several of the relationships that were formed through …
Continue reading “Special “slow times” Yet LOTS Happening and the Basis of Believing”
What a welcome month at UTA! God used us(we but more the 200+ volunteers) to made over 100 airport pickups. He brought us over 400 students to the Big Howdy Party(plus nearly 200 volunteers from 30+ groups). He served many through us at the Used Item Sale. He used us to take over 100 students …
Continue reading “HUGE answered prayer, Blessed two weeks – Big howdy Results”
The Big Howdy has begun! Last week was very busy as all the area campuses were welcoming new students. Between airport pickups, orientation, used item distribution/sales, rides to Walmart, etc. our whole North Texas team has been meeting new students daily. God has been very faithful as we seek people of peace as we serve …
Continue reading “Welcoming new Students – Airport Chronicles – Baptism”
One of the special privileges in being a part of ISI is the opportunity to encourage, empower and train the Body of Christ to love international students and to help the students grow into disciples who make disciples. We are in the middle of a three week period where our ISI North Texas team is …
Continue reading “Empowering the Body, MAWL, The Students are coming!”
The last two weeks have been a very productive time and God did many wonderful things in and through our ministry. Honestly, today I ran out of gas but that is okay. God seems be be giving me a couple of days of rest this week to catch up after non-stop stuff. God is good. …
When you are looking for people of peace(POP’s), you find them. Or at least it seemed that way this week. the Big Howdy party was remarkable on many levels. We had our usual 500-600 people. We had our usual 200 volunteers. (all amazing blessings from God) But it seemed like more Americans (students and volunteers) …
Continue reading “POP stories, Big howdy’s and Expanded Friday Nights”
The last two weeks have been very fruitful in making new contact. Your prayers have really mattered as God has blessed us with a few new and important friendships in just the last two weeks. This Saturday and Sunday are very important prayer days. Roy was a part of the Big Howdy Rides to Walmart, …
The Big Howdy begins (www.utabighowdy.com) as we students are getting picked up from the airport by the Big Howdy team of volunteers, churches and ministries, others have been shuttled to Walmart. Some will be given a warm welcome at orientation, others will receive furniture and other things from the student Garage sale, most will enjoy …
Continue reading “A One Month BigHowdy Begins, Lisa’s new Job”
The students now feel welcome.At least from what we’ve heard from them. Just finished up most of the welcome activites at the various campuses in the metroplex. These are often crazy times but the fruit is still to come. We will see how God was able to use these important events to kick start the ministry …
