We had a great week last week. In fact, it was so good, that we had to rest this whole week to recover from all the greatness! James did a really good job teaching Old Testament, Spiritual Formation, and Church Planting. The way this works is, James will teach three classes each time he has a Bible School session. This will happen 3 to 4 times a year for the next 3 years. After all the classes have been taught, they'll have a certificate ceremony and present those who have passed all the classes with a certificate. This is like rural theological training, so it's not quite the same as getting a masters from a seminary in the US. It is good because it helps the church leaders to feel confident and have the tools in continuing to plant churches and train new leaders in the future. Some of the students did excellent, while others just haven't been in a classroom in a long time. James is really encouraging those who didn't do well to keep coming to the next sessions in hopes that they'll grow and learn.
The schedule was from 8-4:30pm. Monday thru Friday, they were in the church all day sitting, learning, discussing, and trying to absorb the material. While that was going on, we were outside with the ladies cooking and playing. Hutch and Lulie didn't really love being up at the church that much, but we made it fun. We helped cook fish, chicken, beans, greens, and nshima. It was a learning experience cooking in these huge pots! We were all wiped out by the time class was over every day, and can you believe we didn't take one picture!?! James brought that to my attention late Saturday night, after we had finished breaking down the tents at the church and taking all those, who lived far out, home.
Hopefully we'll remember to take more pictures next time. The next one will be in August!
Hutch and Lulie lovin on each other.
