Highlights
- See Story 1
- Megan* has received and accepted a teaching job! Guess where? Right across the street from Jane! Ha, ha... you can't run from the Hound of Heaven. :)
- Jerry, my ISI peer in West Sacramento, and I have been talking a lot recently. It seems God has been moving in both of our hearts to start more advanced Bible training for the Istudents who have become Christians over the last few years. We already have a yearlong 'boot-camp' for them where we go over the Christian fundamentals. we also have a yearlong Bible study where we go through a couple books in the Bible and hit the highlights. What Jerry and I want to do is take the group much deeper now in their walk. How to properly read the Bible (Inductive Study method), Apologetics, overall Theology... It will be done by a verse by verse study through the Bible and we will hit these topics without making it appear to be like a sterile academic effort.
- Atiya has returned to Kenya and is not coming back :(
- Only 1 month left in this school year :(
Story 1 - Megan*
Megan* and Jared* continue to move closer and closer to the Lord. Last week they called us and gave us an update on their Farsi "What is a Christian?" class. They said there are 8 people in the class and 6 have become Christians. Also, that they like the class. Jared*, a mechanical engineer, said- I think I now have a good understanding of being a Christian but now it is more of a heart decision. :)!!! Yes. Definitely. I told him- the heart can't rejoice in something the mind rejects. Listen to your heart now.
On a side note, M & J came over for lunch after church last week and Jared* has a consulting job with a company in Iran to start up a research/manufacturing building. Coincidentally (divine), my son and his family (Maple!) were also here. Him and Jared* got along surprisingly well :) It turns out that Chris just got a job in SLO (glory to God!) and will be doing almost the exact thing Jared* is doing. Jared* offered to help my son for free and be a Consultant. Isn't that just the way God is? We are desperately trying to bless Him and M & J and God turns it around and blesses us more.
Prayer Requests
- God will let Jerry and I know if we are hearing His voice correctly. If so, He would give us spiritual insight into what the saved Istudents need most right now. That He will help us prepare and present the material in a pleasing and exciting manner to them. I firmly believe we can enjoy our study of God's word even more than a Warriors game.
- Continue to pray for Megan*, her husband Jared* and their teenage son Shawn*. They just seem so close now to praying to receive Christ. I think it would be wonderful if the whole family accepts Christ at the same time :) <<Ongoing. So close!>>
- I will be at our All West Regional Retreat (ISI) April 8-10. I am there only to connect to God and His people. Just pray that for me.
- God would help us to end this year well (1 more month). That we can continue to have a strong group with our new class of Istudents. We are losing 3 of our key Istudents from the last 2 years as they are graduating.
- God would continue to work in the hearts of all the FLC Istudents that are drawn to us! <<Ongoing>>
- For Ana* and Zoey*. Like Megan* that God would start drawing them to Himself and making them aware of their need for Him. <<Ongoing. That Ana* and Zoey* will come back. I know they want to>>
- That we can find ways to accommodate each students busy schedule. They want to be at Talk Time and come to our events but they take their classes extremely serious. <<Ongoing>>
- I am still unsure if I should restart Talk Time at RCC. <<Ug. Next year?>>
Admonition
"...Give your people what their actions deserve, for you alone know each human heart" - 1 Kings 8:39
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