“I always thought I needed to read the whole Bible and understand the meaning of each Biblical passage before I started to share the Gospel. However, I realized that is not true. I can start inviting my friends to join International Friends and tell them who Jesus is and what Christianity is about.”Mikayla, an UMSL graduate student from Taiwan, is one of many international students who is venturing into the next phase of life with new skills in sharing their faith. At Urbana 15, Mikayla felt challenged to try and start a GIG (Group Investigating God) with non-Christian friends on campus and learned a lot from the process. When asked about her favorite memory from her time in the International Friends community, she mentioned the Thursday night Family Dinner and Discussions. She loved connecting with friends from all over the world, sharing in each others’ cultures and traditional food, and discussing the life of Jesus and the Bible after each meal. Her time in International Friends will now help her build up believers in Texas where she heads for a new job and wherever life takes her.