Running

Things are busy here in Eisleben. Scott and I where able to get in the high school last week and he spoke to a class about poverty. I was able to get the info out about my English lessons and they are giving me a classroom at the school. The students seemed to be very excited about the lessons. I am also hoping to start a class on website design after the English lessons get rolling.

A couple weeks ago we had vacation bible school. We had about 40 little kids under 12… it was a lot of fun. I acted as a jungle jim for most of the days. It made the paper too… I will translate it and post the article on here.

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus the author and perfector of our faith who for the joy set before him endured the cross scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the thrown of God.” –Hebrews 12:1-2

The imagery is fantastic in these versus… I can see myself running the long distance race of life in a gigantic amphitheater with all the heroes of the past cheering me on. I have left all my sin and baggage behind. My eyes are constantly fixed and my life focused on Jesus. To live like him is my ultimate life goal and objective. He is the perfector of our faith, having already overcome life – my supreme example. Jesus endured the cross so that we all may to be saved. I choose to endure as Christ did. The joy set before me is far greater then anything found in this world.

In Christ,

-Taylor