We would love to share your stories from Urbana with other GFM staff to encourage our ministry to continue seeking a diverse, evangelism-focused ministry that God uses to reach every corner of every campus. We hope you enjoy this first collection of stories. Please email myra.koontz@intervarsity.org with stories about your Urbana experience.
Do the students in your fellowship ever struggle to find connections between their faith and their studies? Do they sometimes feel like profs don’t understand their beliefs?
Michael Gehrling, National Director of International Graduate Student and Faculty Ministry, shares a story from his ministry reflecting on how the Holy Spirit led a Bible study group, he intended to lead in one direction, in an unexpected way.
With a record-high population of international students and scholars in the U.S. (over 1 million, actually!), and nearly half of them being graduate students and post docs, you’re likely to run into them. Many are from nations where the Gospel is inaccessible, even illegal. We have an amazing opportunity! But, you say, "I know there are a lot of international students here, but…"
