As many of you know I just returned from a 9 month program called School of Biblical Studies (SBS) which is run by Youth With A Mission. During my time at school I read the Bible a total of five times and learnt how to study it by using the inductive method. This past year was amazing, really digging into the word of God, seeing the big picture of God’s redemptive plan for all mankind was amazing. The final part of this school is the Titus project which is an optional ending to the program, but we were all encouraged to take part in it. This is an Outreach program for the graduates of SBS that is designed specifically to equip us in Teaching and Communicating the Inductive Method of Studying the Bible. I will spend the first three weeks in Montana where I will learn how to actually teach overseas and I will be given hands on instruction in the principles of observation, interpretation and application to then be able to teach these concepts to people in different cultures.
The last two months of this program is the outreach portion where I will go overseas to pass on to Pastors the tools of Inductive Bible Study so that they will be better equipped to teach their congregation. Topics such as Bible overview, Historical and Geographical overview, Effective Communication as well as topical subjects are often requested of the teams. The target audience is Pastors and Leaders who are so hungry for the Word, but many of them are either so young, or do not have resources to help them learn more about the Bible. My heart in this, is that I can partner with these people in leadership, encourage them, love them and teach them these skills that I have learnt in the past year. I believe this will be a really amazing time, but at the same time it is going to require a lot of studying, hard work and fully trusting in the Lord to communicate these things with the people I will come into contact with. I will be leaving mid September and then returning just before Christmas. I would like to ask you if you would like to partner with me in this ministry and there are different ways you can do this:
-Firstly I will be needing finances, a total of $4,500, which includes both my stay in Montana as well as the entire outreach phase. I will need the first $550 by August 1st and the remaining $3950 is due September 15th.
-I would greatly appreciate your prayers during this time as I will be teaching 4-5 times a week and a lot of it will be done with minimal prep time. Just pray that I will work well under pressure and that the Lord will really direct me while I am teaching and that my words will be the Lord’s Words.
I am really looking forward to this three month program, I think it will be the perfect ending to my school year. I believe that with teaching comes so much more learning and even though I have read the Bible a lot, I really only skimmed the surface and there is so much more. My prayers is that during this time away I can gain better knowledge of the Word of God, that I will be willing to learn from the students, that I will really care about the students and Pastors that they are actually understanding what is being taught. I pray that this will be a time to prepare me for more long term missions in the future. This is going to be a great time of my life and I would love if you could partner with me in furthering the Kingdom of God.
As you can probably see from the title I am going to NEPAL!! Last year I had the opportunity to go to India and I loved it and Nepal is so close to India and I cannot wait to go, experience the culture, visit churches and make relations with the people. there.
Needs:
-I would also really appreciate your prayers during this time, it will be a really intense three months, with teaching almost everyday and having to prepare seminars and messages regularly. If you would pray that I would have energy, a hunger for God’s word and that I will be able to communicate and really connect with the people that I will be with.
-Pray for the health and unity of the team. We do not know the living conditions we will be in but there are risks wherever we go.
If you would like to partner with me financially, cheques can be made out to me, Breanne Claassen and l will put that directly into my YWAM account. If you would like to pay with credit card you can phone the school office in MT at (406)844-2221. If you are going to phone in a payment it would be great if you could just send me an email to let me know at breclaassen@gmail.com, just so that I can keep track of my finances. If you have any further questions please feel free to call me at (778)242-2694, or at home at (604)854-5421.
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