Thursday, September 25, 2014

the Fall 2014 quarter is underway!


We are officially a week into the Fall 2014 quarter of the School of Biblical Foundations and Missions course. Its our largest class ever, with twenty three students (and just a handful of staff) so we have plenty to keep us busy! The students seem to be outstanding so far- they have already evidenced a lot of maturity and commitment. 


My involvement this quarter is scaled back significantly as I am still in an ongoing process of  recovering my health after a rough year struggling with a thyroid disorder. Even so, I am fairly busy with my responsibilities: coordinating the outreaches, training the outreach teams, and preparing to teach an upcoming week of lectures. I am really grateful to be sufficiently recovered to be working with the school at all- and working specifically with the outreach related aspects is a good fit for this time. Its both an area I am passionate about and is largely made up of independent tasks- affording me a lot of much needed flexibility. 

Thank you for your prayers... for me and my health; for the team of us staffing this course; and for these precious two dozen students God has called.



Saturday, September 6, 2014

end of summer heat

Summer in Maui always goes out with a fight- usually more of a long, drawn out, two month struggle, actually. That is to say, summer here goes on even when our break is over- we go back to work, but the season isn't quite done with its fits of heat. And so it is now. 
We are are gearing up to begin our busy Fall quarter, since September is upon us. However we are likely to be saddled still with blazing afternoons and the warmest temps of the year well into October.  I find the climate rather sapping lately, more so than usual. I usually take a break in the afternoon with a cold drink and lay in front of a fan. Its not air-conditioning, but it will do:)