International Student Ministries Canada

Finishing strong - no stone left unturned

At the end of last year, Canada had 494,525 international students, a 20% increase over 2016. This is particularly significant because it surpasses Canada’s International Education Strategy goal of 450,000 international students in Canada by 2022, five years ahead of schedule. I can’t help but think God has Canada on His mind for His kingdom purposes. Otherwise, why would a country...

Go Ghana Go!

A key component of GOING DEEP (2016–2019) at ISMC is what we call Fruitful Fit. Our goal is simple: that our alumni fit in well and thrive in life and leadership wherever God takes them (see Word from the President about M. in Egypt). We also want something for ourselves as international student workers: to be more deeply embedded in the international student and mission picture...

Every international by Christmas 2023

Glory to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who loved the world so much that He gave Himself to us at Christmas 0000 that we might believe in Him and have eternal life! Two thousand years after that first Christmas and after 500 years of the Reformation (1517-2017), 2.3 billion people, the majority of who live in the 10/40 Window (the area between latitude 10 degrees north and 40...

Friends for Dinner

Hospitality has increasingly become one of the most strategic evangelism assets to engage unbelievers with the good news of Jesus. The New Testament Greek word for hospitality ( philozenia ) comes from a compound of love and stranger —literally, love for outsiders . The Bible also mentions in Hebrews 13: “Do not neglect to show hospitality t strangers, for some have...

National Ministries Fund

At the first Christmas, God gave us a gift that was literally ‘out of this world!’ I don’t know what you will be getting in your gift box this year but this Christmas, we, at ISMC, are challenging each other not to think INSIDE the box but OUTSIDE! The world has changed a lot in the past 200 years and so have the ways and means to influence it. Our recent book, Thinking...

CADlife app for international students

Every year, thousands of international students land in Canada. Bursting with questions and a goodly measure of confusion, they need accurate information on housing, transit, groceries, furniture, culture, environment, friends, communities, and much more. What could be exciting experiences—choosing a study program, selecting the ideal university, surviving the application process,...

Lausanne ISM Catalyst

Founded by the likes of Billy Graham and John Stott, since 1974 when the Lausanne Movement speaks, everyone listens. Today, the Lausanne Movement still exists to "connect influencers and ideas for global mission.” ( https://ww.lausanne.org ) As a global extension of my role in Canada as ISMC President, in December 2015 the Lausanne Movement officially invited me to serve as its ...

Reaching international students in the Maritimes

That figure alone, and its yearly growth, is enough to motivate us. Over the last two years, God has orchestrated excellent connections in Halifax and area for those who want to reach international students for Christ. ISMC has an associate staff member in New Brunswick, two in Nova Scotia, and a student leader in Newfoundland, as well as several volunteers. We have connections with churches...