June 2, 2011-Orientation Day One
Read: Joshua 1:1-9
• God knew Joshua was nobody and did not have the strength.
o It was an encouraging command that it comes from God!
• God fulfills His promises
• He is always faithful (v. 4-6), even as He was with Moses
First Day!
Long four hour bus ride! Met team leader Nathan along with other team members Amar, Leah and Jared. We bonded really quickly. There were about twenty-six other teams at orientation. These teams will be all over the world serving! The majority of the other students will be in the Philippines. We are the only ones headed to India!
Today was security training. I was scared stiff! There were five men who came in shooting AK47 blanks during a video clip of the hostage. They wanted us to learn not to fear guns or those with them. It was very good preparation because we all could potentially be put in that kind of hostage situation.
Later that day, we learned the meaning of Nehemiah Teams, the International Mission board group we were going with. Basically, Nehemiah rebuilt the wall of Jerusalem in 52 days. We can rebuild or build the spiritual wall for Christ in other countries. For this reason also we will be memorizing verses. Twenty-six. These will represent the ten different walls that Nehemiah built for the city.
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