As International Student Ministries continue to proclaim, “The nations are here,” creative methods of engaging them through friendships develop. Traditionally, we have engaged through friendship partners, church family “adoptions,” conversation partners, conversational English groups, intramurals, class study partners, holiday hosting, cultural events, and a variety of other ways. The purpose of these programs and methods is…

A few years ago Kathy and I adopted our first international student; a young woman from China. We met in a park near the university where she was studying law. As we sat down to eat lunch and get to know each other better, we couldn’t believe it when God opened the door for us to…