CHI ALPHA

To reach the nearly 1 million international students studying in the United States. Historically, we see an increase in the blessing of God when we focus on reaching the peoples of the world. George Barna says international student ministry is an "opportunity of a lifetime." International students speak English, want to make American friends, and want to learn about our culture and our religion. These students are at our very doorstep... Our movement of campus ministries finds its identity in this passage. We believe that God longs to have each and every person be reconciled to Himself, and that the way that re-connection happens is through the representation of his people. Each of us who takes on the identity of "Christian" becomes Christ's ambassador - or christou apostoloi in Greek, which we shorten to the first letters "Chi" and "Alpha" or XA. Our name is our constant reminder that each of us has a real part to play in this world. We each can carry Him within us to bring Him..