{"id":3065,"date":"2016-05-11T16:32:34","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T21:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briarwood.org\/missions\/?page_id=3065"},"modified":"2026-01-05T12:37:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:37:48","slug":"english-speaking-outreach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/briarwood.org\/missions\/local-internationals\/english-speaking-outreach\/","title":{"rendered":"English-Speaking Outreach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/briarwood.org\/missions\/files\/2013\/05\/BIO2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1111 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/briarwood.org\/missions\/files\/2016\/05\/bio_9-16-1.jpg\" alt=\"BIO_9-16-1\" width=\"550\" height=\"217\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This aspect of the Briarwood International Outreach is largely a ministry to international students and scholars at local universities. The nations have come to us as short-term visa holders and we want to be faithful to share Christ\u2019s love and the good news to them while among us. This ministry includes English-speaking permanent residents and immigrants as well as a number of (American) volunteers. Our ministry uses a\u00a0multi-faceted approach, offering a number of venues for outreach and discipleship. We also have a website designed for international students and scholars\u00a0at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biostudents.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.biostudents.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><a class=\"button leftfloatbutton\" style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/briarwood.org\/missions\/local-internationals\/english-for-speakers-of-other-languages-esolesl\/\">ESL (English as a Second Language)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><a class=\"button leftfloatbutton\" style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/briarwood.org\/missions\/local-internationals\/friendship-partners-program\/\">Friendship Partners Program<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><a class=\"button leftfloatbutton\" style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/briarwood.org\/missions\/local-internationals\/international-sunday-school\/\">International Sunday School<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This aspect of the Briarwood International Outreach is largely a ministry to international students and scholars at local universities. 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