Christmastime in Bible School

O come, O come Emmanuel

and ransom captive Israel

That mourns in lonely exile here

Until the Son of God appears

Rejoice! Rejoice!

Emmanuel shall come to thee

O Israel

Studying the books of the bible in chronological order, we have read all about Israel's beginning as a nation, their struggles and successes, and in studying inductively, we really have tried to put ourselves in the shoes of the people of Israel. When the kingdom split a few weeks ago, into the 10 tribes, the Northern Kingdom of Israel, and the tribe of Judah... we, as 21st century bible students, felt the pain of separation.

We've also seen how faithful God has been to remind his people over and over and over (you get the idea) to return to him, and their continual disobedience through the books of 1 and 2 Kings, which finally leads to their exiles, the Northern Kingdom of Israel in 722 BC by the Assyrians (never to return) and the Southern Kingdom of Judah in 586 BC by Babylon. We see that Judah returns, but Israel's Northern Kingdom never does. Why? All throughout the time of Judah's existence as a nation, he kept alive the line of King David, because he had made a covenant with David, that he would have an everlasting house..... And here are poor Israel (well, Judah, anyway) in exile... mourning, feeling sorry for themselves and wondering why they are there... but God shows them through the law and the prophets that they are there because they deserved exile.

I have to admit, when Judah went into exile, I shed a few tears. I knew it was coming, but it was so sad that they could have seen it coming but they still didn't change... and yet God still preserved them while in captivity, so that JESUS could come through the line of David. Puts a lot more meaning to the old Christmas hymns.

This week we are studying Amos, a prophet from Judah to Israel (enemies at this point) who came from a working-man background - he was just a shepherd... but God called him to be a prophet to Israel. The key verse for this book is 5:15 - "Hate evil and love good, and establish justice in the gate; it may be that the Lord, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph." If you read the book (please do, its only 9 chapters!) you will see a theme of God's view of social injustice... he hates injustice... and this is why he warns through Amos that he is going to send Israel into Exile, because they were living luxurious lives in the "golden age" of Jeroboam II, but their luxury and wealth was built on the oppression of the poor and needy, and God was not okay with this injustice.... taxing people to buy wine, worshiping multiple images they made (some Babylonian gods), and still pretending to worship the Lord, but not with any actual change in their behavior. The positive ending of this book in chapter 9 is the "Salvation Oracle" which speaks of a time that would come when God would raise up the booth of David that was fallen. This prophesy is quoted by James in Acts 15:16-17.... in order that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations who are called by His name, when the early church was trying to sort out their thoughts on new believers who were not jews, and if they should follow jewish traditions... It shows that Jesus was for all nations, any who would believe in him - not just the jews, not just the non-jews... everyone! He promises to restore the fortunes of his people... so awesome... Anyway, read it yourself. Its an awesome book.

So.... this is long enough and I have loads of homework to complete, so I'll end here. I'm sorry I haven't updated in a while, but hope this one makes up for it! May you also look to Jesus in this time of Advent, with expectancy of the one who was the ransom for us all!!!

Merry Christmas (A few weeks early,)

Jillian

HOMEWORK!!!

Here's some of my homework for this week, I am Charting Psalm 103 right now and was so excited about the meaning of this that I thought I would share! (It might be redundant to you, but to me it was so neat to see how just observing the verb tense of these verses could bring about a new revelation of who God is!)

Please note, this is only one part of the homework that I do... first I had to color-code all the different observations I made, do background research on the writer, when he wrote it, who he wrote it to, and THEN I can do the following process. Per chart (doing 5 charts this week on 5 Psalms) I might make 20 observations, but I choose 4 of them that "trigger" a question about the author's intentions, the significance for the original readers, etc, then I go from there.

OBSERVATION: v.3-5 VERB TENSE: Present Progressive: Who Forgives, heals, redeems, crowns, satisfies

INTERP Q: Why are the verbs in this passage present progressive tense?

A: David is emphasizing that God did not do it once, nor is he going to do it someday… he’s saying God has been forgiving, is still forgiving and is going to continue forgiving all his iniquity. This is the same for “…heals all diseases, redeems from the pit, crowns with steadfast love & mercy, satisfies with good as long as you live…” He has done it, is doing it, and will continue to do it. And the best thing is David is saying this to himself, reminding himself to not forget all the Lord’s benefits that are present progressive. Why did he need to remind himself to not forget? Because he had experienced the immense benefits of forgiveness and redemption after the sin of adultery with Bathsheba and the sin of ordering the murder of her husband Uriah. He realized he did not deserve these benefits at all, but that the Lord was going to give them all the same, and continue to do so, so he praised God even though perhaps he did not see the results immediately of his forgiveness and redemption, he was hanging onto the truth of who God is (was and will be too.)

TIMELESS TRUTH: The benefits of the Lord are not limited time offers. They are constant, continual and limitless to those who believe.

APPLICATION: Do I believe this? Sure its easy to believe when life is going well, but what about in crappy times? I'll leave my personal application out... why don't you ask the Lord how he wants you to apply this truth... =) And read the whole Psalm... I pray it encourages you as it has encouraged me!!

Love,

Jillian

psalms here I come

Okay... 1 and 2 Samuel are done and done... and I have a whole weekend off (Saturday AND Sunday!) Psalms is next week, and from what I hear, the assignment is a lot more creative and a lot less work academically - no essays or charting!!! I love the essays and charting, actually, but this will be a nice break from the side of my brain I don't use quite as naturally.

The weather is changing, and I am (hopefully) getting over a cold, which I've had for a week or so... and I'm helping to put together a "Come as you are not" party tomorrow night for our class. I love parties, and we even get a bit of a budget this time to go shopping for decorations, so you never know what will happen!!!

Missing home a bit, as the leaves are not changing colors here. But... I'm loving the cold fall breezes here... and experiencing dry cold. Very different from Washington or the Tropics for that matter! I got a package from my church and have thoroughly enjoyed the snacks and goodies they sent me!

I would update about everything I learned in Samuel, but my brain is a little dead, so perhaps another time. I might start posting notes on Facebook that are some of my book essays or applications that I don't mind sharing... we'll see!

Love to all from Sunny but Chilly Southern California,

Jillian

Joshua Judges Ruth

Okay, so I'm not the best at updating. What can I say? On my one day of rest, its not the priority on my list usually. But I've got a few minutes before I go to sleep, so I thought I'd give an update to let you all know I'm alive and kicking. Even if I'm not kicking as much as normal!

A few highlights... lets just say reading the bible in the order it was written in makes such a difference. I am realizing more and more of God's goodness in the Old Testament with each book, even Judges! We've studied Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus & Numbers (After which, we went camping in the Wilderness of Joshua Tree National Park and reenacted the stories of the Exodus and hopefully the video will be available soon... its hilarious!), Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, and Ruth. This week we are also doing 1 and 2 Samuel.

But I'll just share on what's freshest in my mind.

Before, I think I read a few stories in Judges, or read the whole book and thought, "What in the world??? Did that really get written???" Because the Israelites kept turning away and turning away. But the Lord really changed my view of this book by one verse that stood out to me... Now the reference eludes me, but the text says, "And the Lord could no longer bear to see them suffer..." It was in reference to the 5th major cycle of the judges, where the Israelites sinned, were oppressed by another nation, then cried out to God, and he delivered them... I understood that it was no longer a book about a bunch of idiots that couldn't figure it out and just follow God... it is a book about a God who hears His children when they cry out to Him and delivers them from their suffering. And if the Israelites were a bunch of idiots, anyway... than what does that make me?

Ruth was great, a bit of a positive story to bring some light to the depressing mood of the Judges time period. It also was amazing to see the story's original purpose was so much more than just a story of a girl getting some threshing-floor lovin'. God's heart was for Israel to be a blessing to the nations, but in the time of the Judges, they weren't exactly being that... so Ruth (like her 2nd husband's mother, Rahab - yeah, Rahab the prostitute from Jericho!) was a Moabite woman (which, do you know how Moab became a people? Its a pretty gnarly story.) And, leaving all behind - her gods, her family, her homeland, she follows her mother-in-law to a land that was rather hostile to foreigners, declaring faith in the God of her mother-in-law, the God of Israel. So, do you see it? Ruth (the nations) is a blessing to Israel because from her obedience and loyalty to her mother-in-law, King David ends up coming from her family line. Bet it made the people in Bethlehem of Judah feel pretty humbled that this foreign woman understood and obeyed their law better than they did! Ruth was amazing. But Naomi, the bitter mother-in-law, wasn't so bad herself. I could understand Naomi so much better in the light of grief and pain. She had lost her husband and both of her sons... but she acknowledged God throughout the story. She may have been bitter, but the Lord restored joy to her life and she recognized it!!!

I could go on forever about any number of these stories, but alas, I must be up early for breakfast prep and its already nearing midnight. Blessings to you all, and enjoy a few photos of me and my classmates at a birthday party I hosted for Eyd (pronounced like the letter A) from the Faroe Islands, and also from the Wilderness Adventure (the scene is the parting of the red sea, and I am playing the Angel of the Lord.)

Numbers and My Classmates

Well, Numbers... I could write a book about this book. Lamentations was awesome, too, by the way. However, I'm going to sum up both of these books with verses I thought were key. However, I'd like to preface this that, these verses DO NOT MAKE SENSE if you don't read the whole book, and if you haven't read the books previous (Genesis and Exodus.) You might THINK they make sense, but we must remember not to miss what God was teaching the Israelites in the Wilderness with these books, before we skip to how it applies to us today... this will make our application much more accurate, AND much more specific. Not to mention, when we understand even a glimpse of what the Israelites had to do to atone for sin, it makes what Jesus did for us just that much more AMAZING!!! Okay, so key verses, here you go:

Lamentations 11:44-45: "For I am the LORD your God; sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves..... For I am the LORD who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God; you shall be holy, for I am holy."

For Numbers, its hard to sum up, because there is SO MUCH GOOD STUFF... but I'll pick this verse, from Joshua and Caleb, Numbers 14:9"Only, do not rebel against the LORD; and do not fear the people of the land, for they are no more than bread for us; their protection is removed from them, and the LORD is with us; do not fear them."

I encourage you to read these books.... God is teaching me so much through the book of the Law!!!

Okay.... so classmates....

There are 25 students and 6 staff from 11 countries and ranging in age from 19 - 40-something!
Of course, being in the USA, we have a variety of Americans with a variety of accents (Ange from Kentucky has my favorite, with AnnMarie from the Bronx, NY in a close second!) Then we also have Korean, Korean-American, Chinese-American, African-American, Nigerian, South African, Norwegian, Swedish, British, Faroese, Canadian, French-Swiss, and German. QUITE THE MIX. Here's a photo of our crew from the first week.



Anyway, I better get back to my homework.... I pray you are inspired to dive into God's Word, because it is SO AMAZING!!! Thanks for everyone's prayers, too! It means a lot to me!

p.s. Before I forget, my friends in YWAM Australia have created a website to help with Samoa's rebuilding ahead of them. Its through a branch of YWAM called ARMS (Australian Relief and Mercy Services.) If you want to see how you could be involved in the long-term redevelopment of an entire nation, check out this website: www.samoaroadtorecovery.org

What am I doing?

Okay, Just in case you're wondering what's keeping me so busy that I haven't been faithfully updating, I thought I would explain what my weeks entail, and a bit of the inductive study method.

Yesterday was my "Sabbath" day of rest which typically includes church (haven't picked a home one yet, but most of my fellow students enjoy Ecclesia in Hollywood and so at least I can get a ride to that one.) And then something else restful, whether a nap or painting my toenails!

Sunday night, I start my first reading - this means I read through the entire book in one sitting, yesterday was Leviticus, and this week we're doing two books, so Numbers will be on Wednesday.
THEN, I go back through the book and create titles for each paragraph, made up of 4 words from the text of that paragraph in order. Leviticus has 27 chapters (less than Genesis and Exodus, thank you, Jesus!) So that's only a few hundred I think.
Monday Morning, I head up the Breakfast Prep and Cleanup Crew. We get to the Kitchen at 6am, serve at 7am, then are done with cleanup by 8am. I also do this on Wednesday and Friday Mornings... Our Breakfast Crew also is America's next Dance Crew... Or at least we'd like to think we are. Then we rush to the main hall for Worship and Prayer. Monday mornings are nice because we have free time after worship until Lunch, and then class starts at 1:30, at which point, I usually need a big cup of coffee.
This week we have Ron Youngblood, the Editor of the Nelson Bible Dictionary, speaking on the books of Leviticus and Numbers... I'm excited to hear more about WHY the Israelites had so many different sacrifices and sin offerings for things like giving birth or periods... Its kind of funny reading in mixed groups about various... discharges... I love the Bible! Hahaha... No, really, I do!

Okay, so Monday-Saturday Night at 7pm we are busy with homework outside of our lectures.

First, its creating a BRI - Basic Required Information for the book. This is information we research from internal and external evidence about the Original Reader, the Author, the Historical and Cultural Background, etc....We put this into a paper we turn in on Saturday with our Charts.

Then, its Charting the book - this is a process of color coding observations we make in our bible (28 different types of obs from conditional statements to lists, repeated themes to figures of speech...), then we create 2-4 paragraph points for each paragraph (in addition to the titles) that use only words from the text to sum up the paragraph and also, we color code our observations in these points, and write out a description for the observation to the left of our chart. Then, when an Observation triggers a question, we ask an Interpretive Question, such as, "Why is this event/law/whatever it is significant to the Original Reader? Then we answer the question based on what we assume about the Original Reader from our earlier research for the BRI. That process is called Interpretation and has nothing to do with me or us. From our Interpretation, we pull out a Timeless Truth - something that is true for all believers for all times, still not about me. From our Timeless Truth, THEN WE GET TO ME!!! This is the Application where I write about how this timeless truth can be applied in my life today, or in the life of my church, my society, etc. This is the Charting Process, which takes up the majority of our time.

In addition to Charting, we have other assignments. Last week, as we studied Exodus, we wrote a paper on 3 of the laws outside of the Ten Commandments and their significance (from Chapters 21-23.) We also painted something that symbolized the chapters on the construction and laws regarding the Tabernacle.

Oh man, its lunch time, I better get going... but hopefully this gives you all an idea of why I haven't been the best at calling home to chat!!!

I'll write more later about my roommates and classmates and staff, they are LEGENDS!

Blessings!

In the Beginning...

Wow.... I never thought I could love Genesis so much. Okay, so I am sick and doing homework at the moment isn't my favorite thing, BUT... God's Word is alive and I am learning so much. Most people (myself included) usually have some misconceptions about the Old Testament... they see God as unfair or unjust, or just plain MEAN. But as I read the WHOLE book in one sitting, not just parts, I saw for the first time a theme of God's tenderness and love throughout the stories. Towards ALL people, not just His chosen people.

*Disclaimer, This is just what God has been revealing to me personally, which we call APPLICATION... I haven't mentioned in this blog INTERPRETATION, what these stories would mean to the Original Audience who had been slaves in Egypt and needed an entire reshaping of their worldview. I haven't gone into the background information or anything else I've been doing in my homework... this is just application stuff that I think is cool that I thought you might think is cool too.

Some examples of God's tenderness are:

When Adam and Eve disobey in the garden, even though they chose something else over him (a lie) and He sent them from the garden so they wouldn't live forever IN SIN, he still clothed them....

Or how about Hagar and Ishmael? (Yes, the ones through which the Arab nations came to be.) They were sent away into the wilderness... but GOD saw them and cared for them and promised that Ishmael would have numerous descendants (hmmm... sounds like another son of Abraham...)

And then there was Leah.... She was the unwanted, unloved wife of Jacob who had worked 7 years to marry her sister Rachel, but got "stuck" with her instead and had to work another 7 for Rachel. But God saw she was unloved and her womb was opened. God loved Leah!!!

And there's many more... I've heard someone say the bible was written by the heroes, therefore its a biased recollection, and yet in Genesis alone I see that God (through the inspired author) felt it was necessary to write to the original readers that He created ALL humankind in His image, and that He cares for all, whether they are the main characters or not.

So..... Pretty cool, huh?

Old friends, new friends

Here's me in my new room (its a work in progress...)
Photo taken by Emily with my laptop's built in camera

This morning Angela, Ryan, and I packed up and said our goodbyes to Ang's Uncle Joe and Aunty Doreen, then headed up the 210 freeway about 7 miles to YWAM Los Angeles. Then, I said goodbye to the dynamic duo and they headed north. I just got a call from Angela from the Olive Pit, Corning, CA... They are making GOOD time and plan to be home for dinner at church tomorrow night.

I am now settling into my home here... I am staying in a mobile home that has about 5 rooms with 2 girls in each room, and my roommate is my friend Emily from Indiana! She and I were roommates in Hawaii and got on very well together, so its truly an answered prayer to have her as a roomie. AND an extra added blessing is this: we have a kitchen shared between the girls in this house, and I will be able to make coffee and food for people (and myself of course!) I met many of the girls from the school, and one girl, Gracie, also plays the ukulele!!! How fun!!!

Tonight we have registration, then the school stuff starts tomorrow. I'm so excited to grow closer to Jesus and get to know His Word more through the next 9 months. I can't believe I'm finally here! All of you at home, I miss you already! I can't wait to get started!!!

Love you all,

Jillian

I'm in California!

Well, northern California, anyhow. My friends, Angela and Ryan are driving with me down to Los Angeles, and at Grants Pass we headed to the Coast to drive through the Redwoods... We're staying the night in Arcata and tomorrow we head south on the 101 to San Francisco, where we will then veer back to the 5 for the remainder of our journey. We rented a mid-size car (not quite large enough for everything, but we made it work!!) played 20 questions, drove through a tree, played ukulele to Steve Miller Band songs, and ate lots of beef jerky. Good times!!!

Some cool stuff... over the past few days I received several donations and now have enough money to pay for the 9 months of the School of Biblical Studies!!! This means that any additional amount of support I receive (monthly or one time) can go towards other living expenses, saving for the outreach portion of the school from June-August, and also so I can have some form of health insurance! Seriously, this is such an answer to prayer!!!

Anyhow, I don't have my card reader readily accessible, so I'll post photos when we get down to Los Angeles and I can find it in my suitcase!!!

Followers

I don't know how people can become a follower. I don't know if they need to have a gmail account or a blogger account or what. Its kind of a silly thing to have followers anyway, but some people have asked me how to receive updates when I have updated the blog. Perhaps I will just have to email them and tell them I have updated the blog. HMMMM. Do you know how? Then please become a follower and comment!

Here's some news highlights:

• I am leaving for California in 10 days for the Chronological School of Biblical Studies at YWAM Los Angeles.

• I had a yard sale this weekend and made $300!
  

• The girls from the Hockinson Youth Group had a "Spa Night" and we did each other's nails at one of the girls' house. I love these young women and their passion for God and living life to the fullest. I also love the beach scenes on my fingernails - AMAZING!
  

• I worked at Waldorf Kennels this weekend and scooped poop. Okay, that's not a highlight, but it goes to show I am kind of willing to do any work to do my part in raising funds for the C-SBS. Even crappy jobs. Hehehe...Get it?
  

Here's a few photos from my Dad's birthday weekend (two weekends ago.) I love driving the jeep off-road. We went up to the Gorge the LONG way!!!

Jilliver's travels 2009

This year, I have had the immense privilege of doing some more traveling than normal.

I started out in Yap, Micronesia over the new year. I was leading a team of Discipleship Training School (DTS) students on a field assignment also known as an outreach. Had a great Christmas and New Years in this little island in the Western Pacific, and though we faced some challenges, as a team we saw a new level of unity among the churches of Yap and a new dedication to purity among the young people of the islands. Very cool.

After the DTS finished, I wrapped things up in Hawaii and moved my stuff back to Yacolt, Washington... yup... to Mum and Dad's. Its great, being 27 and living at home. Okay, actually, it really is. I mean, sure I still get treated like a teenager with curfews and chores, but I have a place to stay (for free!) and a car to drive... not to mention, I get to hang with my parents who are extremely cool for recently joining the ranks of 50-somethings. And... since I don't exactly have a place to call my own these days, being in good with the parents is a bonus, as I have a whole room in which I can store anything over my luggage limits! I also was in a friends' wedding and my dad happened to be a groomsmen... so guess who walked me down the aisle. NICE.

In May, I took a month-long trip to England, Greece, Kuwait, Egypt, France, and Switzerland. Random, I know... but it was a dream come true for me, and I actually was blessed with cheap airfares and people to stay with most of the time. It was not with YWAM, but I did visit some friends and locations over there. Its a long story, but here's some photos... I know I'll be back to that side of the world someday, and for a lot longer than a month, thank you! Ask me about the trip, if you want to know more!

Hazel and I at the London Tower Bridge in London, England

Diana (top), Shinae (bottom) and I in a phone booth in London

Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens, Greece

Some new friends at the Women's College in Kuwait

Fatema and her father, and I sharing dinner at a marketplace in Kuwait

Amira and I at the Citadel in Alexandria, Egypt

Riding a camel at the Giza Pyramids, Egypt

Cynthia and I on Lake Geneva in Nyon, Switzerland

I visited my friends Noel and Guislaine and their two boys in France.

Here's a photo from Annecy, France

Rode cable cars to the top of Aguille du Midi... Mont Blanc, France

France/Switzerland was my last stop and after that it was "back to life, back to reality..." whatever that means. I worked with my church, Hockinson Community Church, in Washington, and also went to my family reunion and a wedding up in Canada. The roadtrip through Jasper National Park on the way up and Banff on the way down was breathtaking.

Stephanie and I at our friend Stephen's Wedding. Steph and her husband, Christian, had me stay at their place in Kelowna... such a blessing! It was a great wedding, and it was great catching up with friends from when we all lived in Townsville, Australia.

A week after returning from Canada, I helped lead the Mexico Missions Team from my church to build a house for a needy family in Vicente Guerrero, Mexico.

Now I'm home until next month... and I've just explained about what I'll be doing come September 16th in the "Coming Soon...C-SBS" Post. So.... That hopefully explains a BIT of what I've been up to in 2009. Hope you enjoyed the compilation of photos!

Scuba diving

I love sharks. Here's one of the ones I saw in Yap (Micronesia.)

What you can't tell here is that I was hanging on for dear life...
the current was FREAKING strong in Yap.

I wish you could see the sharks in the background...
but remembering how to smile underwater is nice, too.

Its been about 6 months since I went diving. These photos are old. But... well, I'm missing the ocean, and thought I'd post some fun photos in memory of my scuba diving brother, Jeff!

I bet there's some great diving in heaven! Maybe you don't even need a reg!

Coming soon... C-SBS

C-SBS = Chronological School of Biblical Studies. Yes, I'm going back to school. I have been serving in Christian Missions for over 6 years now, and the C-SBS is what I feel God has challenged me to do next. I believe this is so I might know Him better, understand His Word more fully, and be able to teach others to study the Bible for themselves.

I'm starting the school in about a month in Los Angeles. There are Schools of Biblical Studies at many Youth With A Mission locations around the world, but I was drawn to the school in Los Angeles because of the Chronilogical order and because its close enough to Washington so I can visit family at Christmastime. This is something that is important to me since I was overseas last Christmas.

The course begins on September 16th and until then I am in Washington State working a few odd jobs and saving for my course costs. And, of course, I'm hanging out with friends and family whenever I can!

Here's some information about the C-SBS from the YWAM LA website http://www.ywamla.org/ if you are interested in what exactly I'm going to be doing for 9 whole months.

Foundations for Life and Ministry
The Chronological School of Biblical Studies (C-SBS) is a nine-month course in which students study all 66 book of the Bible in chronological order, in effect reading the Bible through 5 times. This school takes an inductive approach, encouraging its students to observe what the text says, and allowing God's Word to shape their beliefs. C-SBS allows the Gospel story to unfold step-by-step, life-by life, as God revealed it to His people.

1st Quarter - September to December 2009:
Part 1: The beginning of Creation; the Fall of Humanity; the Call, Redemption, and Salvation of His people; the Birth of an earthly Kingdom. (Genesis - Samuel)
Part 2: The Heart of the King's Wisdom. (Job, Psalms...)

2nd Quarter - January to March 2010:
Part 1: Merciful Warnings of Judgment to a Stubborn Regime, Promises of Salvation to a Repentant Remnant, and the Downfall of a Kingdom. (Joel - Jeremiah)
Part 2: Rebirth of an International People, awaiting Messiah. (Ezekiel, Daniel... - Malachi)

3rd Quarter - April - June 2010
Part 1: Messiah arrives and defeats death; fills His special people with His Spirit to redeem all peoples into His Kingdom. (Matthew, Luke/Acts, James, Galatians... - 2 Corinthians)
Part 2: Messiah's people worldwide endure suffering as His Kingdom of Grace spreads to all nations. (Mark, Prison Epistles... - John's books)

Outreach: June - August 2010
The final phase of C-SBS offers the students an opportunity to pass on Bible Study tools to others. A three to eight week outreach follows one to two weeks of training after the lecture phase. C-SBS students will have their own collection of Bible stories collected and practiced throughout the 9-months to use in evangelism and teaching.

That's all for now. I'm still figuring out how to add things to this bloggy blog blog, I might even add a video here and there! How very schnazzy.

I am that cool.

I now have a blog. I've officially decided I am that cool.... that people want to read about me and possibly comment on how cool I am... well, I suppose I already knew I was that cool, but now I've said it. Its out there. Comment away.

Actually, I will try and keep this page updated and will use it mainly to share about what I am doing in missions with YWAM (Youth With A Mission.) I do have facebook and myspace, but this will be a bit easier to read, have less advertisements, and will be accessible for anyone.

And... it looks oh-so-grown-up, don't you think?



I'll write more soon, this is just an introduction. Hello. I'm Jillian Esther Wellman. I'm a lover, follower, missionary, and friend of Jesus Christ. And I have a blog.