Our Mission
We are a Christian non-profit in Louisville, Kentucky whose mission it is to share God’s love with international students and scholars at our local universities. We do this by partnering with churches, individuals, and businesses to provide for the various tangible, emotional and spiritual needs of students on campus. We work in cooperation with the local registered student organization of UofL known as “OASIS” (Organization Assisting and Serving International Students and Scholars).
Our mission is unique in that international students and scholars (unlike refugees) are the future leaders of the world. These individuals will eventually return to their home countries to lead their people into the future (*see table below). We have a unique opportunity to influence these influencers while they are in Louisville.
World Leaders Who Studied in the United States:
Iajuddin Ahmed-President of Bangladesh
Kofi Annan-Former UN Secretary General
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono-President of Indonesia
Moshe Katsav-President of Israel
Shukri Ghanem-Prime Minister of Libya
Benazir Bhutto-Former President of Pakistan
Prince Saud Faisal-Minister of Foreign Affairs Saudi Arabia
“Change the University and you Change the World”. -Charles Malik former president of the UN
Statement of Faith
We believe in:
The only true God, the almighty Creator of all things, existing eternally in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit full of love and glory.
The unique divine inspiration, entire trustworthiness and authority of the Bible.
The value and dignity of all people: created in God’s image to live in love and holiness, but alienated from God and each other because of our sin and guilt, and justly subject to God’s wrath.
Jesus Christ, fully human and fully divine, who lived as a perfect example, who assumed the judgment due sinners by dying in our place, and who was bodily raised from the dead and ascended as Savior and Lord.
Justification by God’s grace to all who repent and put their faith in Jesus Christ alone for salvation.
The indwelling presence and transforming power of the Holy Spirit, who gives to all believers a new life and a new calling to obedient service.
The unity of all believers in Jesus Christ, manifest in worshiping and witnessing churches making disciples throughout the world.
The victorious reign and future personal return of Jesus Christ, who will judge all people with justice and mercy, giving over the unrepentant to eternal condemnation but receiving the redeemed into eternal life.
