Dr. Yaw Perbi, President of International Student Ministries Canada (ISMC), spoke at LCC on Sunday, August 3, 2014. He shared a powerful message, “Open Your Eyes and Look: God is on the Move!”
34“My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work. 35Don’t you have a saying, ‘It’s still four months until harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest. 36Even now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together. 37Thus the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’is true. 38I sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor.” –John 4:34-38 New International Version (NIV)
Being a missionary doesn’t necessarily mean you have to go to the ends of the earth—record numbers of international students are studying in Canadian post-secondary institutions. The mission field is here.
Some stats from Dr. Perbi’s message about international students in Canada:
- Canada’s per capita immigration is one of the world’s highest
- Canada is among Top Three international student destinations per capita
- International student enrolment grew from 136,000 in 2001 to over 265,000 in 2012 –a 94% increase!
- Canada welcomes record number of international students in 2012
- The federal government plans to attract more than 450,000 international students by 2022
Listen to “Open Your Eyes and Look: God is on the Move!”
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Were you impacted by Dr. Perbi’s message?
- Let us know what God is saying to you by posting in the comments below.
- Talk with Barbara about how you can support her in her role as the Recruitment & Candidate Director.
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About International Student Ministries Canada
Focused on international students and scholars at universities and colleges throughout Canada, we have over 110 staff and 450 volunteers working to ensure that international students are welcomed into a loving community and support network.
This network spans 30 cities from the Pacific to the Atlantic coasts of Canada.
They Serve
- By linking students with Canadian friendship partners
- By hosting international dinners and special events
- By offering Bible studies to students interested in learning about Christianity
- By praying for international students
- By making ESL classes available
- By offering airport pick-up
- By training internationals for godly, effective leadership