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I am truly enjoying teaching K4 - K5 this year, as well as the upper levels. I am teaching the older students from 8-10, we have a break, then I teach K from 10:30-1:00. The older students have their Bible and Music classes, and volunteer monitors while I am with the K students.
(I swiped this capturing pic from our substitute music teacher. Mrs Stephanie and her husband are here to complete Language School before moving to Zacatecas, MX, as full-time missionarries.)
The Great Commission!
This past month I have partnered with Mrs. Betty (see below), Mrs. Mari, and Mrs. Jessica. I have passed out tracts while introducing us, but do not yet feel comfortable sharing the plan of salvation. I continue to practice on Mrs. Jessica -- She has trusted Christ five times since my last blog! My partners have led many souls to the Lord in October.
Every Sunday night, Pastor Jonathan takes a count of soulwinning from each Bus Route and Soulwinning group. In the month of October, hundreds of souls have been reached through the personal soulwinning efforts of our members.
The Local Church:
Our Children's Choir
I apologize for the blurriness of the photo, but I am encouraged by our Christian School students participating in our church ministries. All of our teenagers are involved in Bus Routes and teen soulwinning. Two of them sing in the choir, one plays in the orchestra and helps in a Junior Church, and one helps with the sound system.
I recently started helping in the 3 year-old SS Class. I am learning the Spanish names for many Bible characters and some simple Bible verses in Spanish.
(I am holding a visitor who stopped crying for the picture.)Interesting & Exciting Happenings:
I have recently been helping a single lady missionary here with her prayer letters. By her own admission, she is not very computer savy. Miss. Betty writes down the things she wants to include in her letter, we sit down together while I type it out, then we e-mail it to her home church, where the secretary prints it out on letterhead and mails it for her to other supporting churches.
I have been humbled by her humility and contentment. After a few letters in which she told about things going on at the church like big days or Bible Clubs, I asked her why she had not mentioned her own personal soulwinning. In her own unassuming, humble way, she explained that she did not want to sound like she was bragging. It took some talking, but I was able to convince her to include her soulwinning in the praise section of her letter. Here is a brief summary:
"Thank you for your faithful support which enables me to continue my ministry for the Lord through the Mount Hebron Baptist Church. Your giving makes it possible for me to participate in Ladies' Soulwinning groups on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, as well as be involved in the bus ministry visitation on Saturdays. This week, I was able to give the Gospel to 12 people and see 8 of them bow their heads and receive Christ as Saviour. Praise the Lord!"
-- Miss Betty Hall
It is missionaries like this that give me pause when others call me a missionary. I understand what they mean, and I realize that I also am a missionary; ministering more to future soulwinners and church leaders. But, really, I am still a teacher, teaching on the foriegn field.
Prayer Corner:
Praise the Lord for many salvations and baptisms!
Pray for our follow-up ministries and their spiritual growth.
Praise the Lord for the scholarship students in the Christian school!
Pray for our students, myself, and the volunteer teachers.
Pray for our Pastor and his family.
Pray for our Pastor and his family.
Pray for our Missions Conference November 11-13.
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