'The spark that lights a fire'

Bartow Wyllie  |  Features
Date posted:  1 Oct 2003
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Does international student ministry really impact the worldwide church?

'International student ministry is one of the most strategic ways to reach the nations with the gospel.' So Lindsay Brown, General Secretary of the International Federation of Evangelical Students (IFES), has been quoted as saying.

Is he right? Those of us involved in such ministry tend to be somewhat up-beat on this, but we do have our franker moments too. We realise, with great sadness, that of those who profess faith while with us in the UK, all too many seem to struggle on their return home. In this context the following account comes as a massive encouragement to carry on carrying on. 'Your labour in the Lord is not in vain' - 1 Corinthians 15.58

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