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At some unique times
in history,
God has brought
the "ends of the earth"
together in one place.
Now is such a time.
Greensboro is such a place.
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ISI Greensboro's Mission:
"To share Christ's selfless love and His Good News with International Students"
Why selfless love?
ISI is a Christian organization. That does not mean that all our international friends are Christians (most are not) - but it does mean that the local Americans who partner with us are believers in, and followers of, Jesus Christ. At the core of the Christian faith is belief in a personal God who created and loves all people. Since God loves all people, we believe we should, too - in the same selfless way that He does.
What Good News?
True followers of Jesus are generally people who are growing in joy and happines, because we have embraced some very good news - the news that God has made a way to rescue us from the selfishness and evil of our world, a way to forgive us, and a way to give us new life forever. Because we're convinced that the whole world needs such rescue from God, it is the truest expression of our love and friendship to share this good news with others. But we also believe that this Good News is only for those who want to receive it. So we never pressure, force, or trick anyone to hear or receive it. In fact, any time a talk or presentation about God is planned as part of an ISI activity, we are careful to make that known beforehand, so that no one is caught by surprise. Most of our international friends continue to believe differently than we do, and we still consider them our dear friends.
Why international students?
Frankly, we have the audacious desire for our lives to have maximum global impact - so we wish to live in the most globally strategic way that we possibly can.
Each year, over 600,000 internationals come to the United States to study in our colleges and universities. In Greensboro, NC alone there are approximately 1,000 internationals studying from abroad in any given semester. Generally, these students are the future leaders in their cultures.
While they are here, they desire sincere friendship and cultural connection. They are often struggling with culture shock, but they are interested to learn about authentic American culture. What better opportunity to practice selfless love, and impact the whole world?
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Just How Global is Greensboro?
Over the last year in Greensboro, we have encountered students from over 60 countries. The combined populations of those countries account for more than 4.5 billion people. That’s more than 70% of the world’s population outside of the United States - represented right here in our own back yard.
Building friendships with international students gives us the ability to travel the globe without even leaving our city. However, those friendships need to start somewhere. ISI has built a reputation with students and school administrators on several campuses, to enable us to offer several opportunities to the internationals there. All such opportunities are meant to connect internationals in friendship with local friends of ISI.
If you would like to explore these opportunities further, please contact us.
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