Introduce your church to the joy of Hospitality
“Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.” (Heb. 13:2)
International Friendships, Inc. (IFI) has been working alongside churches to support and help them to fulfill their desire to love the stranger since 1979. IFI is seeking additional churches to join us in this unique outreach among international college students.
Why Partner with IFI?
With over 40 years of experience working with international students, IFI can share our decades of learning with you, vastly easing your entrance into international student ministry.
IFI Provides
Opportunities and Training
IFI provides a wealth of opportunities and training resources to help you fulfill God’s command to be hospitable to strangers and to love the foreigner living among us. (Heb. 13:2 NIV & Deut. 10:18-19)
You don't have to travel to find
Local Connection with the World
Do you have an interest in overseas service and God’s love for all nations? You don't have to get a passport to follow this desire. You can do it in your own home! IFI helps connect you to the internationals in our midst.
IFI makes it easy to form
Natural Relationships
Have you ever found it hard to connect with someone with a different background? Enjoy getting to know students from other religions and cultures who yearn for friendship by inviting them into your life and being yourself.
Share what you believe
With Excitement
IFI helps create excitement about sharing God's provision and love in a natural way as volunteers and students share their lives and faiths with each other.
Accept the Invitation
Scripture supports ministry to the internationals living among us:
- Scriptures point to God’s love for the stranger (or international). Heb. 13:2 “Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.”
- Scriptures show many examples of God reaching people away from home. The book of Acts reports about many of them: The Apostle Paul, Lydia, the Ethiopian eunuch, Cornelius, and groups of people at Pentecost.
- God shows in His Word that internationals are used as a part of his plan to bless all nations. Some examples in the Old Testament include Moses, Nehemiah, and Joseph.
Ready to serve?
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our organization or need help getting involved, please reach out to us here.
1520 Old Henderson Rd. Suite 200
Columbus, OH 43220
Donation Address
PO Box 933319 Cleveland, OH 44193
