LISA ESPINELI CHINN, originally from the Philippines, first came to the US as a graduate international student at Wheaton College, Illinois. She served for 14 years as the National Director of International Student Ministry of InterVarsity/USA where she integrated her rich and varied experiences as an IVCF campus staff worker in the Philippines and the USA, a certified cross-cultural trainer, Bible teacher, a pioneer of several ministries in the Philippines and the USA, an author, and speaker.