The good, the great, and the fantastic!

Enough doom and gloom – let’s talk about some of the good things that are happening!

It’s been great to see people here that are excited to grow in the Lord.  You may know I’m not necessarily a big "church program" fan – I get suspicious when someone makes it sound like this or that new program will transform the people in the church.  On the other hand, program or not, when I see people struggling with the big issues, trying to get to know God, and looking to grow through His Word – it’s a thrill!

Last night I was with some people like that.  We were talking about a devotional book that’s been made available here.  It was great to see families coming together to talk about their daily time in prayer and Bible reading and meditation.

Last week I went to a Caminata Biblica presentation (you may know it as Walk Thru the Bible – the Old Testament seminar).  The seminar was professionally presented by Tim Blycker from Puebla (great job, Tim!).  There were quite a few people from our little church there (I’d say 15 or 20), all there to learn more about the Old Testament.

As a matter of fact, there were several kids that have been coming to our kids clubs as well.  They sat in the front row, paying attention and getting involved like everyone else.  Pretty cool!  Pray for these kids – the ones I know best are Santiago and Luz.

At the Caminata Biblica seminar
(looks like the audience is a little behind!)
I’ve started going to a small group study with some friends (I say that in faith, because I’ve actually only been to one, due to health issues!).  Let me tell you, you don’t know how much you miss something like that until you’ve had a break from it (that’s a little shout out to our past small-group friends – you know who you are!)!  Again, it was great to see people together struggling with real life issues, with an open Bible in front of them.  Right on!  I can’t wait until next week!

Meanwhile, at school I’ve had some one-on-one classes.  I’ve been taking the opportunity to work through some Gospel materials, and I’ve been discussing the promises of Jesus, faith, human nature, and all stuff like that there with my teachers.  I noticed my teacher writing down several of the passages we went through – hopefully she’ll come back to them again.

So I’m sure it’s been a learning experience for my teachers and me.  😉  It’s been good to continue developing materials that I’ve used in Spanish.

So you see, life certainly isn’t all bad!  I could say more, but this is a post not a novel.  We’ve also been so encouraged by friends, knowing they’re willing to help, and (those who are believers) to pray for us (and my parents as well).  As Thanksgiving approaches in just over a week, there’s no doubt we will have a lot to be thankful for.  But don’t we always?