“Lord Jesus, you have told us to take your gospel to all peoples of all lands. But it means leaving our families, friends and culture to tell your message in a foreign land and language to an alien people. So send the people to us! Send those who are bright and vigorous, who will someday be leaders in their home countries. Send many from places where missionaries are forbidden to go. And let them be well distributed around the country so that lots of churches and individual Christians can take part.”
This prayer was printed decades ago in a college ministry magazine. At the time, only 100,000 international students were in North America. Today, there are 1.8 million, many from gospel-resistant countries. God has answered the first half of this prayer, to bring the whole world to our doorstep, but what about the second half?
Our answer is EveryInternational.com, a training and mobilizing website for the Church in North America. This ministry tool is a major collaboration between Bridges International and 11 other international student ministries. It’s been the main focus of our work this year and a long-term dream come true. The training website is live now — go check it out!
To continue ministry to these “bright and vigorous future leaders,” we are trusting God for an additional $9,000, so our family can end the year at full budget. One aspect of this need is the Vision Conference on December 28, our biggest student ministry event of the year. For the first time, all six of us will attend. We are excited about bringing our kids to Vision, to let them interact and worship with students from dozens of nations.
Would you consider giving a year-end gift to our ministry of $250, $100, or some other amount? You can make a donation here:
