Timothy Harris
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to a meal but ultimately this is it man to invite them to your home or apartment that is huge because um i know that um there's an organization called international students incorporated a great organization on college campuses around the us and their their sole purpose is to introduce
to a meal but ultimately this is it man to invite them to your home or apartment that is huge because um i know that um there's an organization called international students incorporated a great organization on college campuses around the us and their their sole purpose is to introduce
get together Christians in communities around campuses, college campuses, with international students so they can meet and so they can show genuine friendship and kindness to the international student and then share the gospel. And I think Bridges International is another group that does this. It's part of CRU.
get together Christians in communities around campuses, college campuses, with international students so they can meet and so they can show genuine friendship and kindness to the international student and then share the gospel. And I think Bridges International is another group that does this. It's part of CRU.
Campus Crusade for Christ, they have a similar kind of organization to bring international students and Christians near their campus together. And what both of these groups have found is something like it's well over 80% of international students never in their whole time, whether it's two years, four years, six years,
Campus Crusade for Christ, they have a similar kind of organization to bring international students and Christians near their campus together. And what both of these groups have found is something like it's well over 80% of international students never in their whole time, whether it's two years, four years, six years,
PhD, post-doc, whatever it is, well over 80% of international students never make it into an American home. And so, yeah, I think that to answer your question, what do you think would make a Muslim international student feel loved while they're in our country? Get together with them. Hang out with them. Learn about them. Bring them into your life.
PhD, post-doc, whatever it is, well over 80% of international students never make it into an American home. And so, yeah, I think that to answer your question, what do you think would make a Muslim international student feel loved while they're in our country? Get together with them. Hang out with them. Learn about them. Bring them into your life.
and invite them into your family or your, your friendships. If you're single and, and invite them into your home and feed them and feed them a lot, but also be careful what you feed them.
and invite them into your family or your, your friendships. If you're single and, and invite them into your home and feed them and feed them a lot, but also be careful what you feed them.
Right. No pork products, certainly no alcohol and so forth. But yeah, I mean, it's, We tell people in our seminars, we do seminars in churches around the country about Muslim outreach seminars, and we try to help Christians gain some tools. And we just really encourage them. You want to make inroads for the gospel with a Muslim person? It's all about relationship. Yeah.
Right. No pork products, certainly no alcohol and so forth. But yeah, I mean, it's, We tell people in our seminars, we do seminars in churches around the country about Muslim outreach seminars, and we try to help Christians gain some tools. And we just really encourage them. You want to make inroads for the gospel with a Muslim person? It's all about relationship. Yeah.
Are you willing to do, as Paul said in 1 Thessalonians 2.8, We were pleased to give you not only the gospel, but our own lives as well.
Are you willing to do, as Paul said in 1 Thessalonians 2.8, We were pleased to give you not only the gospel, but our own lives as well.
yeah that's so good that's so good and and man i mean hey a shout out to you brother i mean i know this isn't what we're gathering together for but thank you for your service in law enforcement because it's it's so needed and uh and you know you and i talked about stereotypes right yeah and so sometimes when when uh somebody in law enforcement does something wrong then people stereotype, right?
yeah that's so good that's so good and and man i mean hey a shout out to you brother i mean i know this isn't what we're gathering together for but thank you for your service in law enforcement because it's it's so needed and uh and you know you and i talked about stereotypes right yeah and so sometimes when when uh somebody in law enforcement does something wrong then people stereotype, right?
They stereotype people in law enforcement. And we talked about this in the podcast, like nobody wants to be stereotyped. And it's true of Muslims as well. They don't want to be stereotyped as terrorists or as people who are here to take over and get rid of our constitution. Put in Sharia law.
They stereotype people in law enforcement. And we talked about this in the podcast, like nobody wants to be stereotyped. And it's true of Muslims as well. They don't want to be stereotyped as terrorists or as people who are here to take over and get rid of our constitution. Put in Sharia law.
They mostly they just they want to come here, have a better life, raise a family, have, you know, kids and grandkids and and die in peace. And so, yeah, they don't want to be stereotyped. And and man, I know you as a law enforcement official, you don't want to be stereotyped in a negative way either.
They mostly they just they want to come here, have a better life, raise a family, have, you know, kids and grandkids and and die in peace. And so, yeah, they don't want to be stereotyped. And and man, I know you as a law enforcement official, you don't want to be stereotyped in a negative way either.