It's November!!!!!

Dear Friends and Family,

It’s November already. We have past our half-way point in our training school. It is not long until outreach.

This week our topic was bible study. We had Mark Herringshaw as our teacher. He was really good. We learned some historical facts about Israel. Like geography, and other things. :) We spent the first four days learning, and on Friday we all had ten minutes to preach about a pericope (its means a story about Jesus or something like that). It was really awesome to tell a story and to hear everyone else’s story and how they interpret it. I learned lots on Friday, both telling my story and hearing others. I think it grew us closer as a school because everyone told their story from their heart and it was very personal and one could see how to apply it on our own life. :)

One thing he did that was cool was that he put honey on everyone’s bible and told them to lick it off. It is Jewish a custom that they did to their children on the scrolls to teach them that the bible is sweet. It comes from Psalm 119:103 “How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!”. It was really cool, and something that I am not likely to ever forget.

He taught us not to dissect the bible, but to let it to dissect us. To go to the bible as learners and let it, teach us.

It was a really sweet week. More mental than emotional this week, which was nice.

Homework Helpers went really well this past week. The kids really want to be there. We have two girls who are coming 10min before we really start, just to hang out with us and get home work done. It is a blessing to be there and spend time with the kids.

 Prayer requests: funds for outreach, homework helpers (kids to come, that they pay attention and do their work, and that we have openings to talk to them about Christ), outreach preparation, health, and that share Jesus in the way we live and love each other.

I am sending my love towards all. I pray that you have a great week and that God works in your life and because of you works in the lives around you.

Love,

Haleigh