Friday, June 15, 2012

Final Session Tonight


We’re gearing up to teach the final session of the Biblical Theology course to our various language groups tonight.  It’s been a FULL week for teachers and students alike—lots of study and reflection and questioning and mind-stretching and soul-enriching work immersing ourselves in the Word of God.  And as that week winds up, I think it finds us all in a mingled state of weariness and thankfulness—thankful for the privilege of getting to know brothers and sisters in Jesus from some previously very different corners of the world. 

One thing that hits me is how cross-culturally universal the Gospel of Christ really is:  the church of Jesus Christ is taking root and growing strong in so many different social and language and ethnic groups! 

Anyhow, as we head into the final class session (it will take place today, Fri., at 1:00 p.m. eastern time in the USA), please pray for my students, my interpreter and me:  for focus and energy and a sense of what matters most as we wrap up and part ways.

Tomorrow is a “day off” prior to flying out on Sunday morning.  Tomorrow our team will take a day trip to Corinth (an hour away). We’ll be able to take in various sites related to the Apostle Paul’s ministry recorded in the New Testament, and rumor has it we’ll also look for a beach somewhere to get in that ever-so-blue Greek water.
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