Week seven has already come to an end and this is so hard to believe. This past week has been absolutely amazing—i am going to try to describe it in words but i know that it will not suffice. This week I have been teaching at Bible School for the Nations in Pokhara (which is affiliated with YWAM). The base is on the top of a mountain overlooking the Pokhara Valley and outside my bedroom window is the famous Fishtail Mountain as well as one of the tallest mountains in the world called Annapurna. Each morning has been perfectly clear, not a cloud in the sky-it is breathtaking, i cannot even explain it. This huge Himalayan mountains are in my backyard and they feel so close, it is amazing. I have been amazed with the beauty of the Lord and his creation. O taste and see that the Lord is good.
The base here is awesome, the people are incredibly welcoming and so much fun. Even though we speak completely different languages still we able to laugh at things and enjoy each others company. The base has a monkey which is hilarious, along with many little chickens that are running around everywhere. There are a few families that live on the base and its been so nice to get to know them, and play with the kids, and just live life with them.
I have been so challenged to have more joy as I praise and worship the Lord. And just in my life as a whole. These people are so excited to share the love of Jesus with others and 5 of the 6 students are church planters and they are going and sharing the gospel—and starting churches! They are all between 20 and 40 years old, and seeing there joy as they worship, and the passion they have is amazing. I want to be like this—i need to be like this and I just pray over and over that I will have that.
This week I was teaching “How to study the Bible.” Teaching the inductive way of studying the Bible, as well as doing that through the book of Ruth. It has been so good seeing the students wanting to study the Bible—and having a hunger for it. And also for them to feel comfortable with asking questions, and feeling comfortable using Bible dictionaries and researching things for themselves. It has been really rewarding seeing this and tomorrow we move onto application-i really hope and pray that there will be evident transformation in their lives—that the book or Ruth will change them. That they will show redemption where they need to show redemption and that they will accept redemption as well. Last night was amazing-i was working in the classroom and some of the students came in and we just talked for an hour—they looked at pictures on my computer from home, and we have many great laughs. I have learnt so much about their family and home and I was able to show them a bit of mine. I felt like i was at home, spending time with friends—and i realized that indeed i am with my family—with brothers and sister in Christ who love the Lord and one day we will be altogether rejoicing in heaven and I cannot wait for that day.
We did the final step of application today and it was so powerful—talking about redemption, and the how we need to willingly accept redemption but we need to be willing to give redemption to family, friends and strangers. Many of them thought of ways that they would apply that to their lives, many of them got emotional when thinking of these things. We had the opportunity to share as well as pray for one another. This school was amazing, really my love grew for these students and just to see how they are being obedient, they are willing to sacrifice so much of their lives to serve the Lord. They are ok to live humbly and simply and they find their joy in the Lord. They care about their families and they truly love the people around them but even more they love Jesus. I hope that this week I was able to teach them how to study the Bible and how important it is so do it in an inductive way but even more I learnt from them—and i hope and pray that I can apply these things in my own life, and that there will continue to be life change in me.
Love you all—thanks for your prayers and support. Next week—my last full week in Nepal I will be in a village teaching the overview of the Bible.
--Breanne