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Categories: Changed Lives Cross-cultural Training Ministry Partners
The Family He Didn’t Know He Needed
Carol Nakata2025-07-09T10:56:49-04:00July 9th, 2025|Tags: beginnings, bible discussion, challenge, communication, cross cultural, culture shock, friendship, helping students adapt, hospitality, seeking truth, welcome|
Finding Peace and Purpose in a New Land
Carol Nakata2025-07-09T10:53:13-04:00July 9th, 2025|Tags: beginnings, challenge, communication, community, culture shock, friendship, grow, helping students adapt, hospitality, mentoring|
Guided by Friendship, Grounded in Faith
Carol Nakata2025-07-09T10:48:05-04:00July 9th, 2025|Tags: beginnings, community, cross cultural, culture shock, engaging your friends, friendship, helping students adapt, hospitality, mentoring, seeking truth|
Quality Over Quantity
Carol Nakata2025-06-11T15:58:34-04:00June 5th, 2025|Tags: communication, cross cultural, friendship, generosity, helping students adapt, host families, hosting students, mentoring, volunteering, volunteers|
From 1 Student to 50: God’s Faithfulness in Lancaster
Carol Nakata2025-05-02T15:42:56-04:00May 2nd, 2025|Tags: adventure, beginnings, challenge, community, friendship, generosity, helping students adapt, holiday hosting, hospitality, making friends, mentoring, partnerships, trips with students|
From Isolation to Inspiration
Carol Nakata2025-04-30T21:43:51-04:00April 2nd, 2025|Tags: beginnings, bible discussion, challenge, changed lives, cross cultural, culture shock, difficult decisions, friendship, helping students adapt, hospitality, mentoring, seeking truth|
Simply IFI: Three Defining Words
Carol Nakata2025-02-05T16:14:45-05:00February 5th, 2025|Tags: foundation, friendship, grow, help, international students, ministry, mission, purpose, simplicity, update, vision, welcome|
Growing in Grace
Carol Nakata2025-03-26T19:34:48-04:00January 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
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|