English Conversation & Buddy Partners

"Love foreigners as you love yourselves."
- Leviticus 19:34 NCV

International students are waiting for English Conversation Partners (ECPs) - someone to simply talk with and who will show them around.

Three of the biggest felt needs of international students, scholars, and their families are...

1. Improve English skills. They need a friend to practice their English with who will be a good listener and patient to answer their questions. (No special training is needed.)

2. Help understand and adapt to our culture. They need a friend who will help them to adapt to their new surroundings and culture.

3. Overcome loneliness. They need a friend who will invite them to participate in fun activities.

Take the opportunity to share God's love with students from across the globe meeting weekly, or two times a month for conversation.

Learn More about being a Conversation Partner

Sign up below & print a Student Activities Flyer to share with your new friend!

 

 


 

“I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus.”
(I Corinthians 1:14)

As we have met more students who are native English speakers from India and African nations, such as Ghana and Kenya, we realize that we must be creative and think of new ways to meet students' felt needs for friendship and help with cultural adjustment. Our desire to connect English speaking students with IFI staff and volunteers has birthed the IFI Buddy Partner (BP) program.

Being an IFI Buddy Partner will allow you and/or your family the opportunity to be matched with a student for three months to do activities together at least twice during the month. You would also be available to assist them with practical needs: taking them shopping, answering questions about the U.S. culture, and listening to their concerns as they adjust to their new home. Just like the English Conversation Partner program has done, it is our hope that this new opportunity will help volunteers build a bridge of friendship and lay a foundation of trust so that faith can be shown and shared in natural ways.

If you have contributed as an ECP in the past, we ask that you to pray about making yourself available to be used by God in a slightly different way

Learn More about being a Buddy Partner

Sign up below & print a Student Activities Flyer to share with your new friend!

Join our English Conversation/Buddy Partner Volunteer List

International students are waiting for partners - someone to simply talk with and who will show them around. Grab the opportunity to share God's love with students from across the globe as an IFI Conversation or Buddy Partner! Meet weekly or two times a month for conversation.

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