“And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ…” Eph. 4:11-12 One of IFI’s core values is “resourcing, mobilizing and partnering with churches” (and volunteers) to show hospitality and befriend international college students, scholars […]
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RSS feed for this sectionSowing in the Lunar New Year
On February 12th, IFI had a successful hybrid Lunar New Year Party! Over 90 international students joined, online or in-person social distancing on the day that OSU opened for students to meet. It was much needed by many international students, to celebrate in such a time as this, with great food, games, and being able […]
Newsletter – Mar 2021: Preparing For Plenty
Preparing for the Plentiful Harvest! “Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.'” Matt 9:37-38 “Aslan is on the move.” That is one of my favorite quotes from C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, the […]
A World of Grandchildren
“I love having grandchildren from all over the world!” –Norma, IFI Volunteer We interviewed an IFI volunteer, Norma Foell. She lives with her son, Phil, who is a member of the IFI staff. She interacts with students weekly during the Bible discussion group. When asked about her relationship with students, Norma said, “I love having […]
New Year’s Celebrations Around the World
IFI will be helping Asian international students who are far from home to celebrate one of their “most significant holidays of the year” the Lunar New Year, on Friday, Feb. 12th. The Lunar calendar is so named because it follows the changes of the moon. Lunar comes from the Latin word luna, meaning moon. More interestingly, […]
Newsletter – Feb 2021: Another New Year!
Happy New Year, Again! “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens…” Ecc. 3:1 Were you aware that there are dozens of New Year’s celebrated throughout the world? The next one I know of is the Chinese Lunar New Year coming up on Friday, February 12. It’s a big deal […]
Staff Highlight: Junshuo Yang
We are blessed with an amazing staff at IFI in Columbus! Each month we shine the spotlight on one of the IFI team members so you can meet them up close and personal. During the pandemic God opened the door for new international staff to raise support and join the Central Ohio Campus Team! Junshuo […]
Pray, Serve, Give! (Feb 2021)
PRAY Please pray there will be no technical issues during IFI’s online Lunar New Year event on Feb. 12th. Please pray for the safety of students and the staff and volunteers who are interacting with them. Praise God for the 120+ volunteers and students who meet weekly as virtual and in-person conversation partners! Please pray for a […]
Vision Conference – 2021
We started the year off attending the virtual “Vision Together” Conference January 1-3 with about 1300 international students, volunteers and staff from 82 countries of the world. IFI had about 60 students, volunteers and IFI staff from Columbus participating. This conference was organized by CRU Bridges Ministry to International students. Our partnership grew stronger this […]
Newsletter – Jan 2021: Vision for New Things
A Vision for New Things There have been challenges in reaching out to internationals during the pandemic, but God is faithful, and 18 internationals came to faith in 2020! He has made a way and is doing a new work through IFI staff and volunteers! As we have trusted him to provide wisdom, our faith […]
