Christian Living, Missions & Missionary Work, Evangelism, Religion & Spirituality 

Internationals Who Live Among Us: Doing World Missions at Home identifies seven types of internationals who live among us: Students, Business people, Visitors, Illegal Aliens, Adult Children of Career Missionaries, Relocating Refugees and Ethnic Communities. "We are here. We're living among you. The reasons for which we came are diverse. Some are noble; some motives are not so pure. But we are here. What are you going to do with me? Well, not me. But the others... You see, I am one of the fortunate few who has recently found a friend in America. Oh, here he comes now. Let me introduce him to you. This is Jonathan." "Hi! Yes, I grew up in a church that emphasized missions. Speakers came from distant lands telling of the challenge to reach the lost. My heart was stirred with compassion, so I began praying for various missionaries. But circumstances of my life would not allow me to travel to those faraway places I had heard about. One day I opened my eyes to realize that God has brought the internationals of the world to the doorstep of every church in America! And now my wife and I have opened the door of our home and our hearts to an international student. We are involved! What a great pleasure! What an opportunity God has put before us. It is better than a day at the beach, I realized after my first contact with international students. My wife says it makes her feel like an ambassador with a teacup!" Christian, one of the most strategic “foreign” mission fields today is at the very doorstep of your home. • Strategic because it is so close at hand. They have moved into your neighborhood. • Strategic because it represents the segment of our population with the most dramatic growth. • Strategic because it does not cost the “mega-bucks” of going to another country. • Strategic because it is good training for those who will go to another country. • Strategic because so little effort yields such a great harvest. • Strategic because it reaches people who are open to the Gospel. • Strategic because it is in His Word: “Do not take advantage of aliens in your land; do not wrong them. They must be treated like any other citizen: Love them as yourself...” (Leviticus 19:33-34). - from Amzon