Week Two

Week 2 has officially begun...it's hard to believe that week one is already in the books.  I know it's a little premature to be thinking about the end of the course, as we've just begun but that first week went by like a whirlwind!

In all honesty, it has been one of the hungriest groups of students that we have seen.  Last week we had the opportunity to hear their testimonies, after we as staff shared our own - seeing God's hand in each one of their lives as many of them came from unspeakable pasts and have seen God's transforming power.  The result has been a group of people hungry to learn from God's Word.  As a teacher, there can't be a greater audience to cater to when those listening are sitting there like thirsty and hungry sponges.  We've just got to keep on our knees so that the supply can keep flowing from the source!

We have been blessed with a great group of 12 students, coming from a variety of places - one local student from the neighbouring town of Empalme, a number from the city of Hermosillo, a little more than an hour away, a couple from Veracruz (the complete opposite end of Mexico), and the rest from somewhere in between.

Another neat dynamic is that we have 4 people from a Venezuelan tribe who have come and are working together with an New Tribes Mission missionary checking over the translation of two books, 2 Corinthians and Colossians into their own native tribe.  They are staying in the dorms with the students and spending the next number of weeks working on the translation.

We desperately covet your prayers not only for us as leaders but also for the students.  More than just classroom learning we desire to see change in their lives as God works in them, speaking Truth and revealing Himself.   You throw into the mix all of us, students and teachers, from different backgrounds, experiences, denominations, personalities, etc. spending a majority of their time together in limited space and well, you get the idea where this goes!  Opportunities for character building!

Personally, I have had the opportunity to teach some of the material that I have taught in the past, teaching three or four times a week.  I covet your prayers that God would speak through these classes - that it would not be my words but His.

Keep on praying!  We have sensed the prayers of many as this semester has begun.  ¡Dios les bendiga!