First quarter in review

Taiwanese walking with costumes in on of the frequent idol parades

Because it was the end of the quarter last friday, June 15th, and now it's our break until next Monday the 25th, I thought I would share an update and a summary of all the Lord did throughout the last 3 months of SBS! It is written: “And they have conquered him (Satan) by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.” (Revelation 12:11, ESV). So that's why I'm sharing my testimonies! My hope is that through my testimony you would be encouraged, strengthened and boldened in your own walk with the Lord.

We were able to dive in deep into many books, looking at the background of the original hearers (for a historical narrative) and readers (in an epistle), the authorship, and able to spend much time gleaning from all the timeless truths that God has placed in his word. These are all the books we studied so far (18 complete books):

Galatians
Titus
Ephesians
Mark
Luke
Acts
We started studying Psalms, and will do at least 5 every week until the end of the school
Philippians
Colossians
Philemon
1 Timothy
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
2 Timothy
Hebrews
John

My Classmate and friend Cari joyfully studying the word

There are many more things to give thanks for that happened during this first quarter:

- Robert and Genese Francois overcame huge financial hurdles, even getting stuck at the airport at Canada to come here to Taiwan. God was so good and gave them so much money at just the right time.
I was able to pay the doctor's bill that came as a result of having Dengue Fever last, thanks to my awesome supporters!
- Especially during the first couple of weeks I wondered how I was going to finish the whole course, let alone one week, but God is faithful and brought me through the whole first quarter!
-At our base, we saw at least 5 Taiwanese younger people decide to give their lives to Jesus!
-One of the students in our class had been praying for her dad and sharing the love and message of Jesus with him for about 10 years, and he finally decided to believe and follow Jesus!
-Two of the students needed visas to come from Indonesia, and they didn't know how long it was going to take to get the visas, thinking it could take up to a month, but we all prayed and they received their visas the very next day!
-I've able to learn a little Chinese, Biblical Greek, French, and even more Haitian Creole which has been so much fun! The blessings of living in a multicultural base are awesome!

Robert, Genese and I during their first night in Taiwan

Thank you to everyone who prayed for me and supported me this past 3 months while I was in SBS!

If you would like to keep praying for me and my school, please simply pray that as we study the word we would grow in our knowledge of God himself even more than the word, and that we would share what we're learning, that God would pour out his spirit and many more people would come to know Him. Thank you!