Diana Bridges


Location: Starkville, Miss. 

Hometown: San Antonio, Texas

Commissioned: 2007

With a call to missions that began at the age of 13, Diana Bridges has a heart for internationals. She was commissioned as one of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s field personnel in 2007, after 10 years of working with internationals through the Baptist Student Union at Mississippi State, and serving concurrently for seven years as the director of Crossroads International Friendship House, a ministry focusing on the needs of international families in Starkville, Miss.

For a small college community, Starkville has a substantial international population of close to 1,000 individuals. Mississippi State has more than 600 international students from more than 70 countries.

“The heart of my work is building relationships in the international community, meeting the needs that I’m able to meet, sharing my faith as I share my life,” said Bridges. "I'm also committed to encouraging churches and individuals who want to welcome international students and families in their own communities.  Internationals in academic settings are in large state schools, private universities, and community colleges.  They, along with their families, number close to a million.  We need to work together to accomplish this task."

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