Chinn, Leiton. "The Mission Field Coming to Our Campuses."

Lausanne Global Analysis, January 2018, Vol. 7, Issue 1. Article. English, Spanish, Portuguese. Click here to read online. To download, click one of the following: English, Spanish, Portuguese.

Abstract: Leiton Chinn, former president of ACMI (1999-2008), has been mobilizing the church for ISM since 1977 and completed a ten-year tenure as Lausanne Catalyst for ISM in 2017. In this article he gives some background to the ISM movement and a rationale for churches and para-church organizations getting involved and supporting ISM today.

Key words: history, mission, local church, hospitality, returnees

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Bieler, Stacey. Patriots or Traitors: A History of American Educated Chinese Students.

Routledge, 2009. Book, 496p. English. Available at amazon.com.

Abstract: Chinese students form the largest group of internationals coming to universities in the West. They have at various times been seen both as patriots and as traitors to their country. Bieler, who has worked with international students at Michigan State University, presents the stories of 15 students who came to the US between 1850 and 1930. "It's little known among most Chinese and American educators that many of these students returned as leaders for China, both politically and culturally, and that many became Christians while in the USA...It is this Christianity that puts some at risk, but, more importantly, shapes most of them for lives of service and altruism in a society convulsed by warlords and revolutions, on the one hand, and, on the other, constrained by Confucian ideals of harmony and conformity. Bieler tells these stories richly and wonderfully, weaving them together into an unforgettable tapestry." [From review by Bob Osburn, Wilberforce Academy]

Keywords: China, history

Payne, J. D. Strangers Next Door. 

IVPress, 2012. Book, 206p. English. Click here to purchase.

Abstract: Strangers Next Door discusses human migration, including international students, and the opportunities that those in the West have to reach members of some of the least-reached nations on earth who are in our midst. Chapter 7 deals with international students in particular, but references are made to them throughout the book. It is both academic and practical, containing guidelines for entering into and developing strategies for cross-cultural missions. 

Keywords: migration, immigration, refugees, strategy, cross-cultural, diaspora