Finishing Week One....

Hey everyone!

This week was very difficult but it was great!!! There was so much information each day and really drained me but I learned so so much! Everyone here is great and the instructors have so much to share with us! The teaching here is very solid and I love finally learning about what I know God has called me to be! His blessings are abundant here and I am so thankful that I get to share it with you all!

This week we had 3 practicums to complete and I passed all of them!!! Two A's and a B!!!! God is good!!! Our practicums are basically evaluations by the instructors about what we have learned! So this week we learned how to teach a memory verse, a Bible lesson and how to share the Wordless Book! Once we learn the new material we have to do it ourselves in front of the instructor and two other students for the evaluation. Needless to say I was very nervous but made it through.

It's amazing to think about how little I knew about leading a child (or adult) to Christ. And I am excited to learn so much more. This coming week we are learning more about issues that may arise with children such as disabilities, home life situations and hard subjects that we need to know as we go into ministry. We won't have any practicums but I will have a lot of reading to do and I've heard that this week will be emotionally draining. Please pray that God breaks our hearts but gives us the ability to do well on our assignments!

I hope you are all doing well and I can't wait to hear from you!
I love you all and I will update more next weekend!

Blessings from Missouri,
Steph