Two Field Trips on Thursday

On Wednesday evening we finally got some rain! The winds whipped up so strongly that we lost electrical power at KLC for almost two hours. Then the rains came, and everyone was thanking God for them. Things have been so dry here! A local pastor, Jim Arnold, came out to do the message at our evening devotions, and we had to begin the service with candles and flashlights. The power came back on partway through Jim’s message.

Early on Thursday morning, we headed out from KLC. Almost everyone in the class went up the mountain with Jon and Abraham. The government has made a park on top of the mountain, so there have been some improvements to the overlook. It used to just be an outcropping of rocks, but now there is a nice, covered overlook to enjoy. The students sang some songs of praise together, we took a few pictures, and then Jon led in prayer as we prayed for Frontier Labourers for Christ and especially the Barefoot Doctors program. We got back to the campus just in time for breakfast.

Throughout the morning Jon and Jung taught their Bible lessons, amazed at how much the Holy Spirit was overlapping their lessons. We found ourselves constantly reinforcing certain Bible themes the students needed to grasp firmly. Perhaps the most important lesson on Thursday and Friday was that the Word of God alone will stand forever, and that means the most important thing we can do is to get the Word of God out to people who need to know Him. This has, in fact, been a consistent theme of the Bible teaching here this year.

The Barefoot Doctors go out to share the love of Jesus through their medical skills and the difference they can make in the daily lives of Burmese villagers. But if they somehow fail to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ as they go, they have failed as Barefoot Doctors.

In the afternoon lesson, we took the class outside for a short Field Trip. It was so hot, we just couldn’t stay in the classroom any longer!

We first went to the nice grassy area under the big shade trees in front of Rennert Residence Hall. We talked about how the grass and flowers of the field will fade away, but the Word of God will stand forever. Then we walked up to the very hot and dry area beyond the dormitory where the long grass of three months ago has now died and been cut down. We talked about how short our lives are and that we need to bring glory to God while we are still living. Over and over again we said, “Preach the Word! Preach the Word! Preach the Word!” Then we prayed together. We don’t think the Barefoot Doctors will forget that lesson anytime soon!

In the next post, I’ll try to recap what happened on Friday. Thanks for following our blog.