What is The Gateway?

The Gateway is my website. Here you can find information about my work among international students in Southern Los Angeles, California with an organization called International Students, Inc. (ISI).

Why did I call this site The Gateway?

1) In ancient times, everyone, no matter what their station, slept in the cities. Most of the men living in the city would pass through the gate or gateway of the city every day, and the gate was the place of meeting. Broad or open places were provided, and these were the centers of the public life. Markets were held at the gates, and merchants would come from nations near and far to ply their trades. The gate was the place of the legal tribunals, so that a seat "among the elders in the gates" was a high honor, while "oppression in the gates" was a synonym for judicial corruption. The king would also hold public audiences in the gate. To the gates, as the place of throngs, prophets and teachers went with their messages. (Source: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)

2) Today, the world has come to America, and in particular to Los Angeles. With the 35,000 to 40,000 international students here in LA County alone, it is easy to see how Los Angeles is “the place where the nations gather”, just like the gateways of old.

3) The work of ISI, the sharing of the love of Christ with international students through genuine friendships, bible studies and other activities, is the gateway for these students to come to know Jesus personally.

4) As many return, they return to share this good news about Jesus with their friends and families. They in turn have become gateways to Christ.

5) Jesus said, “I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture… I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” — The Gospel of John 10:9-10