Institute for Global Opportunities

Have you ever read a book that has changed your life? Or used a reference work that has deepened your appreciation for the Word of God? An integral part of a Bible institute is a good library, stocked with books that will assist the students in their studies, challenge them in their personal lives, and most importantly, help them grow in their relationship with God. If well chosen, the library does not need to be large, but a good selection (variety and choice of books) helps adds perspective to the study experience.

Vibrancy. Vitality. Vision. These are words that describe Krystal Yoder. Krystal was born to Vernon and Fannie Mae Byler in Northern Minnesota in 1959. She was raised there and married Val Yoder in 1979.

Val and Krystal faithfully served the Lord as the Pastor of the Kitchi Pines Mennonite Church near Blackduck, Minnesota. Later the Lord opened the doors for them to serve as administrator of Sharon Mennonite Bible Institute in Harrisonville, PA.

The Institute for Global Opportunities has been in the planning stages for almost three years now. During this time the groundwork has been done for the beginning of an exciting mission training program that is designed to bring learning and ministry together in an overseas setting. The first term of classes are scheduled to begin in April 2007. We are in the process of student enrollment and expect to begin the first term with 24 students.

The potential for ministering to non-American Christians in a structured setting is the fourth tract of ministry that IGo foresees developing in Asia. In past issues we have looked at three diverse, yet integrated, tracts of ministry which we are prayerfully anticipating. The first tract is to establish a Bible Institute in which North American Christians can train for ministry in a foreign culture.