Bhutan’s jobs woes drive an exodus to Australia
Sydney, Australia/Kathmandu, Nepal Reuters The reopening of Australia’s borders to international students after the pandemic has triggered an exodus from Bhutan, as young people seek opportunities abroad amid growing economic unhappiness in the landlocked Himalayan kingdom. Student migration to Australia from Bhutan has soared, with over 12,000 long-term arrivals moving there in the 11 months […]
Embracing the stranger: Milwaukee church gives refugees a welcome that has become a way of life
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, reports that on how Eastbrook Church is engaging with refugees, immigrants and international students…
Wow!: First of its kind pop-up grocery store in Melbourne helps feed international students impacted by COVID
DAVID ADAMS reports on an Australian initiative which has been helping international students weather the coronavirus crisis…
US Christian groups oppose ICE rule on international students
AP Leaders of 12 Christian organisations on Friday urged the Trump administration to rescind a policy requiring international students to leave the U.S. or transfer if their colleges hold classes entirely online this fall, saying it “falls short of American ideals”. In a letter to Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf, shared with The […]
US Indigenous mission pioneer Bob Finley dies at age 96
Robert “Bob” V Finley, the founder of US mission organisations Christian Aid Mission and International Students, Inc, has died at the age of 96. Finley, who was born in Virginia where he attended university, worked as an evangelist with Youth for Christ and the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship after his graduation in the 1940s, sharing platforms […]