We're Now Officially Ministry Reps with ISI

Having submitted an application and interviewed with the home office of International Students, Inc. in November, and finishing the required paperwork recently, we are now officially "Ministry Representatives" with ISI! We were thrilled when we discovered four or five years ago that a national ministry to international students existed, because we were being directed by the Lord into this pivotal outreach ourselves. It is good to partner with a solid Christian organization that has proven itself for so many years. Below you will see the distinctives of ISI:

ISI's vision is "to see every international student befriended, led to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and discipled for His service." To accomplish this, their stated mission is "to share Christ's love with international students and to equip them for effective service in cooperation with the local church and others."

The foundation of their activities is based on the following core values:
1) A Christ-centered approach to serving others, applying biblical principles, standards, and practices as an organization and as individuals,

2) A student-centered ministry, designing our ministry programs in response to the needs of international students and their families, treating every student with dignity, compassion, and sensitivity,

3) Full-cycle evangelism, ministering to students so they come to a knowledge of salvation in Christ and are equipped to reproduce the life of Christ in others,

4) A dependence on churches, remaining committed to accomplishing our objectives through the mobilization of the people of God, and

5) A national identity, creating a ministry culture with local flexibility with which all ISI constituents can identify on a national basis through the use of common distinctives and operating procedures.

If you'd like to learn more about ISI, their homepage is at http://www.isionline.org.