We are blessed with an amazing staff team at IFI in Columbus! Each month we would like to shine the spotlight on one of the IFI team members so you can meet them up close and personal.
Mike Krajnak has served as the ISEED (International Students as Equipped and Empowered Disciples) Internship Coordinator for the IFI Columbus team since 2018. He organizes the program’s class schedule, plans the curriculum, coordinates student mentors and assists students in finding employment. Most importantly, he cares for and invests in the spiritual and emotional well-being of the ISEED interns.
Before joining the IFI staff Mike was a computer consultant serving as a liaison between tech problem solvers and customers. He and his wife, Tish, first learned about and felt a heavy burden for international students when they went through the process of adopting their daughter from China. They began by assisting the international ministry in their church, then started volunteering with IFI as conversation partners in 2010.
IFI has shaped Mike’s life and his students' lives as well. He’s experienced God using his talents to minister to students and he's seen the way God has changed the attitudes of students from timid apprehension to faithful confidence through the ISEED program.
“God in his humor is changing my character by having me trust Him, make change and see that it’s okay; that He’s going to take care of things. It’s just not the way I planned, it’s a different plan… That’s what I think working at IFI is all about. You get chances to see God show up, and show up in big ways.”
Please pray with us that ISEED students would be able to find jobs, that mentors would be raised up, and for wisdom to connect with and teach new students. Please visit the web page below to learn how you can hire, host, mentor, or support an intern: ifipartners.org/iseed
