DISC Behavior Survey
Last Friday, Estera and all the interns were having a special time at Estera and Yan’s house, doing DISC Behavior Survey. It is a great assessment for people who are in a team environment. Based on the results, we could tell that each one of us has different characteristics and traits which makes us unique and […]
Faith as small as mustard seed
20 He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”[a] Matthew 17:20 This is the mustard seed! Yesterday, in my home group, I […]
Work day instead of staff meeting
IFI is going to move to the new office on High Street! It is fun to have everybody work together! Michelle is vacuuming the floor~ Sam is carrying the stairs……to where? Phil…you can describe by yourself…posturing??? Discussion group Kitchen Group Fun group Floor group…interns are having fun.. Guy is working in Media Room.. Jason~What is […]
Getting ready for the Lunar New Year Party: Shopping for dumpling ingrediants
Can’t wait for the Lunar New Year! IFI is having a New Year celebration party on Jan 24th. We are going to make some dumplings and have a wonderful time! Rebecca Sermon, Lexie Li and I (Yan) are going to CAM to shop for some dumpling ingredients. Look at our dumpling experts: Checking out: So […]
Blessed time with Gene&Phyllis
Time flies so fast.. It already has been a year since I moved to Gene & Phyllis’ home. I first met them on Jan.1 2013. I still remembered how nervous I was on the way to their house. At that time, I had no idea about the American host family and even I did not […]
The Value of the Seed
During the second week in December, the interns visited Heartbeat International, a non-profit organization whose mission is to Reach and Rescue as many lives as possible, around the world, through an effective network of pregnancy help ministries that Renew their communities for life. Here’s the amazing reflection of one of the interns: Visiting to ‘Heart […]
My first INK Conference 2013
Before actually going to INK 2013 Conference, I was helping the INK Committee to design/create the handbook which we used at the conference for this year. I knew there would be tight schedule, interesting seminars, and a lot of international friends, however I did not know what exactly it would be until I was there. […]
Welcome table in Ohio Union
On Jan. 2nd & 3rd, we set up a welcome table in Ohio Union to welcome new coming students.I was there on Jan. 3rd with Jay, Lexie and Yan. At first, we were shy…….Every time when we say Hello without saying more, people just left…All right, we finally decided to step out of our comfort […]
Making pies for homeless on Thanksgiving
The following happened on Wednesday Nov. 27th. Ellen (Phil’s wife) invited us to make pies for homeless on the day before Thanksgiving. Personally, it was my first time to make pies and I was very excited! People started having fun… Easy to mess up TBSP (Tablespoon) and TSP (Teaspoon) at first… Cute chefs with […]
Xiaoxi – A hint from God
This is a summary that Xiaoxi (China) shared with the IFI staff during our Tuesday staff meeting:I was enrolled in IFI internship program and worked on a data analysis project for two months. Two-month is not a long period, but I learned a lot and got well trained in both technical field and spiritual field. […]