Since 2000, BGU has held urban immersions in over 50 cities including: Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Damascus, Cairo, Amman, Addis Ababa, Abuja, Lagos, Abidjan, Accra, Nairobi, Pretoria, Budapest, London, Edinburgh, Dublin, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, Jakarta, Banda Aceh, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Macau, Shanghai, Beijing, Xi’an, Manila, Guatemala City, Kingston, Freeport, Nassau, Georgetown, Seattle, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Fresno, Atlanta, and Washington DC. BGU has future city immersions planned this … [Read more...]
President’s Note in August
BGU’s Financial Update
BGU is grateful to share that it ended its fiscal year on June 30 well after receiving a matching gift challenge from leaders in Africa that was more than met by BGU family members living in other continents. BGU is unique in having over 70% of its students living in countries outside of North America. It is a challenge for many of these students to pay even the discounted tuition levels that are allowed for students in economically non-developed nations. The donations of the BGU family of alumni, faculty, staff and board members makes up what … [Read more...]
Prayer Request – August 2018
In August 2018, we kindly ask the BGU community to pray for the followings:BGU staff and their families - protection and personal renewal Recruitment of new students for the OCT term Preparation of the Pittsburgh City Immersion BGU students and their family - protection and perseverance in their studies … [Read more...]
What’s on the Docket for BGU Students this October?
If you haven’t already become aware, Dr. Bryan McCabe, Director of the DTL degree, is organizing a new urban immersion in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! From what I’ve seen of his schedule so far, this class will be one of our best immersion courses. If you haven’t already taken an Overture (now being called an “Immersion”), or even if you have and want to use one as an elective, check it out! Master’s students can also take this as an urban immersion, so I encourage all of you to consider taking the class. It’s still only half full (we top these … [Read more...]
Spiritual Formation while on a City Immersion
What happens to us spiritually when we are disoriented, unable to speak the local language, and dependent on those who are familiar in our new setting? Our desire is to feel safe, to hear clearly, and to draw closer to God, but how? Ignatian spirituality was key to this cohort of students from nine different countries. Our times of listening to God while in Kuala Lumpur (KL) through Ignatian contemplation on key passages, enabled God’s voice to be heard over the noise of cultural dissonance. The Bible is full of stories of … [Read more...]
