The Mission team presents PRISM to you this month with the invitation to join along side the PRISM ministry team in befriending, serving and loving the International Students who are in our midst. PRISM is a Pittsburgh based ministry whose purpose is to present the Gospel by trusting the Holy Spirit to build relationships with men and women among the thousands of International Students who are studying in the Universities in our Pittsburgh neighborhoods. These students primarily attend Pitt, CMU, Duquesne and the other schools in the Oakland area. One of the bases for PRISM social events is the basement of Bellefield Presbyterian Church, a member of the EPC.

Another venue is the Hospitality House, which functions as a home for some students and a gathering place for all conveniently near the Oakland campuses.

Thebstaff and volunteers with PRISM connect with students through social events, road trips, Bible studies, Hospitality House functions, one-to-one meetings, English classes, speaker series and many other means.

On August 15th PRISM will host the annual Garage Giveaway in Oakland where friends of PRISM donate small household goods to students who arrive in Pittsburgh with a suitcase and need to furnish an apartment. What a way to make a new friend! Would you like to contribute?

For those who have a heart for foreign missions, you will never have an opportunity to participate in sharing the Gospel with someone from a foreign land with less inconvenience to yourself than you will have by coming along side those PRISM volunteers connecting with the foreign students here in Pittsburgh, 15 miles away from Peters Creek Presbyterian Church! Come, volunteer! You may purchase small kitchen utensils or all monetary donations collected for our July MOM will be used to purchase small kitchen items for their Garage Giveaway.