Kendall is excited about the Bible!

This week Bethel has hosted a day camp for Roma children and afternoon conversational classes. Today was the second class that I was able to read the Bible to my students. I am beyond wordsesly excited. On Monday I read the story of Jesus being anointed by a sinful woman and the corresponding version in Luke where she washes his feet with her hair. We discussed the differences and what they mean.

Today the group was discussing forgiveness. I told the story behind "Dead Man Walking", how one of the killers who had inspired it repented the night before he was executed. When one class member said that the situation wasn't fair, because this man could go to heaven after believing for only one day, I mentioned that Jesus told a story about this same situation. After asking if they would like to hear the story, I read the parable of the workers in the vineyard.

Thank you for your prayers. Please pray for tomorrow, our last day of camp. 36 Roma children have been playing and learning Bible stories at camp this week, and 20 teens and adults have been in English lessons. Tomorrow we will make Bibles available to people who are interested. We have them in English and Czech, because the English ability levels are quite varied. And thank God for the "Faith Comes By Hearing" ministry, because we will be giving out English AND CZECH audio of the New Testament!!! Of course, this will only work if the students want them, so please pray for insatiable curiosity to draw these students to listening to God's Word!!!!