NorthEast Reg'l Directors Meeting

Every year our Regional Field Director, Natasha Hope, gathers the men & women who are key leaders in our region for a short retreat.

This year we used the book The Enemies of Excellency by G. Salciccioli as a jumping off place for discussion and prayer. We each prepared an assigned chapter in advance to share. Powerful and thought provoking, the book was a catalyst as our sharing times advanced in practicality and depth.

We also got an inside look into M28; a new style of student outreach that ISI is developing using a model from D.Watson & P.Watson, and adapting it to reach international students.

We are excited about the potential this has for expanding outreach locally and internationally as students take what they learn back to their native lands.

What a blessing to have this time together, away! Thank you, Natasha!

Joyous Christmas and Blessed New Year!

We were so blessed to have these wonderful family members home for the holidays! Thank you for coming! It really does make the season bright to be surrounded by family!

Thanksgiving!

We were an intimate group this year but still managed to represent 4 continents!

We all had lots to be thankful for in all areas of our lives. It was really fun to be together and enjoy one anothers company.

Heading North

Over the last two years we have made several trips and have had lots of conversations about reaching out to international students at Fulton Montgomery Community College. This progressive school is courting international students and even building dormitories to house them. The current projection is to have 300 full time international students inside of two years.
Local professional and business people are starting mentoring relationships and now God's people are getting involved too.
Some of the trainees from our class have already contacted their new international friend.






They loved the training that took them to a new comfort level with a different culture.

They had alot of fun too in the dramas and the luncheon discussion afterwards!

Between Trips

Preparing for yet another trip, I ponder where the time went. The calendar reveals a missions conference at Calvary Church in Canterbury;

a quick trip to help Carol's parents on Cape Cod;

and an eventful visit from Alfred Snoctober!

Glad to have power back after 8 days! thank you, Jesus!

Marathon Trip

It is good to pace yourself, if you can. However sometimes, in spite of everything, you just have to depend on God's grace alone to get you through what He is calling you to do.

October 7 we drove to Rockville, MD and did a Friendship Partner training there. Three churches were represented and we are excited to see groundwork laid to reach out to Montgomery College.

The next day we were blessed to connect with people at Tapestry Vineyard before heading over to spend the afternoon and evening with former international student friends and their beautiful children.

Moving on to VA, we were blessed again to see Abby and Nick briefly amidst several days of appointments with key players for Washington D.C. area ministries.

Then we drove up to Lewisburg, PA to teach another F/P training. This time four churches were represented, with two of them anchors for reaching Bucknell University.

After 2 weeks on the road we reached home tired but happy to see God calling people into the harvest fields with such good response!

New Friends

We had the pleasure of spending several days in Annandale, VA to do some I/S training. These are always great times of meeting new family members who share our passion for reaching the world with God's love by serving international students.

We enjoy the training, roleplaying, interaction and questions.

It is surely a blessing to serve alongside these saints! and help their ministry called International Friends.