Returning to the camp seemed very similar to when we left, there's still no snow on the ground and the weather actually seems nicer now than in December. We are currently sitting at 5 degrees and it's sunny. This is why we love the West Coast life!
The students hit the ground running upon getting back. They are currently taking a Pauline Epistles class with Prof. Carl Hinderager. We have seen the holiday rest attitudes go away and a strong academic work ethic take over. There are scenes like this all over Pacific Woods lodge right now!
One of the assignments for this class included memorizing an entire book of Scripture. It has been amazing to see the students take this project on with excitement and work hard at it. It's not an abnormal thing to see students walking around talking to themselves in memorization. It's also been great to see how hard the students have been pushed to know their Bibles in this class, every day includes a quiz that expects them to know what book and chapter a certain passage is found in. I know that while the moment may seem like rigor to many of the students, they will be richly rewarded through Paul's Epistles.
It's also been the season where we are really kicking our missions trips into full gear! The teams have been formed and we are weeks away from embarking to either Mexico or Vancouver-East Side. Many of the students have been figuring out what they can specifically bring to the trips. I can say from personal experience that the trips are one of the most important parts of the year as they stretch you out of your comfort zones in ways unimaginable. These are not going to be vacations, and we are excited to see how the students will push themselves and really learn things about themselves and ministry in the process.
It's with this in mind that I would like to present an opportunity to all of you. Many students have been fundraising for this trip and it's been really encouraging to see many people partner with the trips in either financial or prayer support. We would like to ask all of you to be praying for these trips already! If anyone does want to support the trips financially as well, either connect with your loved one in the program or contact us directly! All the funds will be going to the students fundraising efforts, and anything extra will be given as a donation to the organizations we are going to be working with.
I think it is time to end here, the next couple weeks will be crazy! Next week we are going to Mt. Washington for our yearly ski/snowboard trip, so you can all be praying for that! We leave bright and early on Monday morning!
Until Next Time,
Derek
Hi, everyone at Kaleo!! Yes, we will definitely be praying for you all...get us some more info about the trips, so we know specifics...Guess that's up to each of the students...
ReplyDeleteLove, Jordan's Mom