I love Sierra Leone, and I love being home
I’ve had a pretty long stretch of trainings in South Africa and Sierra Leone. I’m finally home and it feels good.
In Freetown all of the students’ presentations stayed in the biblical text which the students were assigned. There was no wandering. There was no outside influence. They stayed with what the Bible said. It was amazing, and encouraging.
During the second week of training, in Makeni, we taught skills for understanding apocalyptic literature. Revelation! It was an exciting week of learning about symbols and signs and what is happening in the supernatural world. The students were amazed, especially with the final chapters. Christ triumphs over all His foes; there’s a wonderful joining of the church with Christ, and a new heaven and a new earth. As we finished reading the last chapter they clapped.
Two amazing weeks of training. Here are a few pictures.
And link of the month. It’s a good one.
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin-wax/listening-that-hurts/
Thanks for reading and praying and giving.
Bob and Vickie Burris
South Africa training, Mini-safari, Mission resources
I’m back. South Africa has been a wonderful experience. The students have grown in their teaching and preaching abilities. This will be my last trip to South Africa for now. We are looking to open up new training sites in new countries so stay tuned.
Students in Queenstown.
David Garland’s comments on Luke 24:25, the road to Emmaus. The Psalms are God’s guidebook to change our feelings and emotions to align with the godly feelings and emotions of Jesus. Our decisions are emotional decisions, and so our emotional life becomes crucial to the life of a disciple.
Thank you for reading. It truly is a great work God has allowed us to be a part of.
Bob and Vickie
Two Tremendous weeks in Sierra Leone
Here’s a picture and video recap of my recent trip. It‘s a very satisfying experience to see the students grow. These two weeks were amazing.
Delivery services. Sierra Leone has an almost infinite variety of transportation alternatives, although the back of a motorbike might be the most common.
I have a 8 1/2 X 11 sheet, PDF file of the skills we teach. If you’d like a copy send me an email.
This is at the core of our teaching. Learning skills, practicing in class, reporting, refining.
I locked my door on Friday night and the lock broke; my calls for help were finally heard at 8am Saturday morning. No worries, I slept through the night.
Group work.
Next week I leave for two weeks in South Africa. Pray for the students as we study poetry in the Psalms and Proverbs, and apocalyptic literature in Revelation.
Thank you for praying and reading and giving. At both sites in Sierra Leone we are making great progress. Bob
Loving spaghetti at grandma’s house.
A 94 second read (not including picture gazing)
I’m on a short trip hiatus. Thinking. Studying. Preparing. Strategizing. For Africa.
Here’s my Summer/Fall schedule:
Aug 8-15 – preaching in N. California and touching base with supporters
Aug 22 – Sept 9 – Sierra Leone, Psalms/Proverbs and Habakkuk
Sept 16 – 30 – South Africa, Psalms/Proverbs and Revelation
Oct 20 – 24 – Minneapolis staff meeting/safety training
Oct 24 – Nov 9 – Sierra Leone, Ephesians and Revelation
And now for some fun pics.
The following article discusses the syncretism that has invaded much of the African church. It helps us to see our own special USA brand of the same malady.
Thank you for reading, giving, and praying. I’m looking forward to a busy next several months.
Bob and Vickie Burris
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