WHO WE ARE
International students often struggle with culture shock, stress, and loneliness when leaving their homes to study in the US. International Friendships, Inc. (IFI) is a national organization partnering with local churches, universities, and volunteers to provide life-changing hospitality and friendship to international students. We work strategically to make the world feel at home and extend God’s love globally — right where we are.
The Traveling Wedding Dress
In August of 2019, Ida stepped off the airplane into a country where she knew no one. She came from a Christian middle-class Indian family who ran an orphanage and didn’t have the means to send her to school in America. Miraculously, God had allowed her to pursue her Masters in Education in Ohio. Feeling alone upon arrival, she asked God to provide her with a roommate. God answered [...]
