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Categories: Changed Lives Cross-cultural Training Ministry Partners

Growing in Grace

Growing in Grace

Carol Nakata2025-01-02T11:54:21-05:00January 2nd, 2025|Tags: beginnings, bible discussion, challenge, communication, culture shock, friendship, growth, helping students adapt, hospitality, intentional friendships, mentoring, seeking truth|

Helping as She’d Been Helped

Helping as She’d Been Helped

Carol Nakata2025-01-02T11:53:22-05:00January 2nd, 2025|Tags: challenge, community, cross cultural, culture shock, empower, friendship, generosity, helping students adapt, hospitality, host families, hosting students, intentional friendships, mentoring, volunteering|

Welcomed into an Eternal Family

Welcomed into an Eternal Family

Carol Nakata2025-01-02T11:51:53-05:00January 2nd, 2025|Tags: bible discussion, challenge, communication, cross cultural, culture shock, engaging your friends, english conversation partners, friendship, helping students adapt, hospitality, international friendships, making friends, seeking truth|

Chased Down by Love

Chased Down by Love

Carol Nakata2025-01-13T11:23:24-05:00October 30th, 2024|Tags: beginnings, challenge, changed lives, culture shock, english conversation partners, helping students adapt, intentional friendships, international student, mentoring, prayer, seeking truth|

From Arizona to Home to Cali to Christ

From Arizona to Home to Cali to Christ

Carol Nakata2025-01-13T11:24:05-05:00October 30th, 2024|Tags: beginnings, bible discussion, challenge, community, cross cultural, culture shock, english conversation partners, friendship, helping students adapt, intentional friendships, making friends, mentoring, seeking truth|

For This Very Reason

For This Very Reason

Carol Nakata2025-01-13T11:23:59-05:00October 30th, 2024|Tags: beginnings, cross cultural, culture shock, difficult decisions, friendship, homesickness, hospitality, international students, making friends, mentoring, seeking truth|

Campus Moms to the Rescue!

Campus Moms to the Rescue!

Carol Nakata2024-10-10T12:24:32-04:00October 3rd, 2024|Tags: campus moms, challenges, conversation partners, english conversation partners, faith, friends, friendship, generosity, hospitality, international students, invitation, kindness, partners, partnerships, volunteers|

Beyond the Bike Trail

Beyond the Bike Trail

Carol Nakata2024-09-12T16:03:50-04:00September 9th, 2024|Tags: adventure, challenge, community, cycling, endurance, engaging your friends, friendship, generosity, hospitality, host families, hosting, intentional friendships, making friends, obstacles, partnerships, serving, volunteers|

How to Teach International Students to Drive

How to Teach International Students to Drive

Carol Nakata2024-08-07T17:00:21-04:00August 7th, 2024|Tags: beginnings, challenge, communication, cross cultural, culture shock, driving, engaging your friends, friendship, generosity, helping students adapt, hospitality, making friends, stewardship, volunteering|