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Dear Friends and Prayer Warriors,
It's been an exciting week of ministry here in East Tennessee. On Tuesday night, I taught my first seminary extension class. We've got a great, diverse group of 15 students. The age range is college to senior adult. I've got a couple of guys training for the ministry, a children's minister, a youth ministry coordinator, a Sunday school coordinator, and a variety of others. I've even got two students from Liberia, West Africa. One is a pastor/church planter, and the other is preparing to return to Liberia as a pastor, so even in East Tennessee the Lord is enabling us to have a global impact. The first class went well and all the initial feedback was very positive, except that sometimes when I get excited I talk too fast and need to slow down to be more understandable. This is especially important for my non-native English speakers, so this week I'll be much more mindful of the pace of my speech. I'll try to post a class pic on the blog at some point.
Yesterday we had our first Thursday food distribution. We had a great turnout of both volunteers and families needing assistance. It was great day in the Lord. Here are some of the photos.
Things you can be praying for this week.
Please pray for my class on Monday nights. The class is Christian Growth and Discipleship, so it is hugely practical. Please pray for me I prepare, that all the content would be Christ-honoring and gospel-centered.
Please pray for my relationships with my students, that the Lord would open up new doors for ministry partnership and expansion.
Please pray the Lord would supply our ministry with additional furniture donations. We have more opportunities to help people that we're presently able to, so pray the Lord would make us discerning and wise as we try to help people in a gospel-centered way.
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| Lily had fun chasing the "ducks" at the park the other day. She almost caught one. |
Dear Friends and Prayer Warriors,
It's been an exciting week of ministry here in East Tennessee. On Tuesday night, I taught my first seminary extension class. We've got a great, diverse group of 15 students. The age range is college to senior adult. I've got a couple of guys training for the ministry, a children's minister, a youth ministry coordinator, a Sunday school coordinator, and a variety of others. I've even got two students from Liberia, West Africa. One is a pastor/church planter, and the other is preparing to return to Liberia as a pastor, so even in East Tennessee the Lord is enabling us to have a global impact. The first class went well and all the initial feedback was very positive, except that sometimes when I get excited I talk too fast and need to slow down to be more understandable. This is especially important for my non-native English speakers, so this week I'll be much more mindful of the pace of my speech. I'll try to post a class pic on the blog at some point.
Yesterday we had our first Thursday food distribution. We had a great turnout of both volunteers and families needing assistance. It was great day in the Lord. Here are some of the photos.
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| Volunteers setting up. |
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| Families lining up. |
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| Families bring a box or basket, and we fill it! |
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| The Lord gave us a beautiful day! |
Things you can be praying for this week.
Please pray for my class on Monday nights. The class is Christian Growth and Discipleship, so it is hugely practical. Please pray for me I prepare, that all the content would be Christ-honoring and gospel-centered.
Please pray for my relationships with my students, that the Lord would open up new doors for ministry partnership and expansion.
Please pray the Lord would supply our ministry with additional furniture donations. We have more opportunities to help people that we're presently able to, so pray the Lord would make us discerning and wise as we try to help people in a gospel-centered way.
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| Not only did she get mommy's shoes out of the closet, she picked the ones that match her dress! |
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| Every day, Lily asks if she can go "slide down." This is what she means.... |
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| Whhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! |
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| AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! and then "Go slide down again!" |
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| She's also figured out the big kids swings! |
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