Hafa Adai All!!!!
Sorry, I have been telling so many people and on different platforms that I
forget what I said and to whom!
Update....
I was not offered the position in Bahrain. A week later, we received an
email advertising for a position in Djibouti. Both are in what we can
"DownRange." I saw it and my first thought was "that is not where I want
to be" (just like I did to Bahrain). But then I did some research and did
not find any churches in the area. Plus, I found out that the base has a
curfew and required groups if you want to go off base. (totally prepared
for this by being at NBBC!) :D So, I thought that it was nice but not for
me as I want a church to go to.
The next few days, God kept whispering to me "Will I not provide for you?
Do you not trust me?" I trust Him and I believe that He will provide but
my actions were not lining up with those beliefs. Then, Thursday of that
week, I had a bit of a stressful day with my co-worker and remembered that
the Djibouti flyer said that they needed someone who could work well by
himself....and I thought that that position was sounding pretty good! So
on Friday, I submitted an application.
The following Wednesday, the same guy who interviewed me for Bahrain
emailed me and said that we needed to interview about Djibouti. (This was
very unusual! I applied for Bahrain on 1 Dec and did not receive any
communication or request for an interview until 7 Jan). So we interviewed
on Monday 4 Feb, and the first thing he said was that this was not
Bahrain! He did not know how much I do know about the area having taught
geography...He wanted to make sure that I was going into this with my eyes
open and informed.
Then I asked questions....I learned from my Bahrain interview. I asked how
many other people have applied for Djibouti. He said that he had 3 other
applications in his system but that he has not even opened them. If I said
yes, he would not open them but just send a letter of "thanks for
applying." I also told him that I was invested in the graduating class
this year and wanted to be here on Guam for the commencement. He asked
when that was (11 May) and then asked if 1 June would work for me to start
in the new position. He would like to know my answer by the end of this
week (I told him that I work better with a deadline).
As of right now, I am leaning towards "yes." I am still talking with
people and seeking godly counsel but no one has had major red flags. Of
course there is the general concern about safety but if I'm where God has
me, I'm safe or safely at home with Him! (For me to live is Christ, to die
is gain)
So, if you think of it, pray for me to be sensitive to the whispers of the
Holy Spirit and to place my moments of fear and uncertainty at God's feet.
Love you all!
BBayless
On Sun, Feb 10, 2019 at 1:31 AM Carrie Hub <carriehub060300@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Kind of jealous that you got to see Doc O. Miss him so much!
Bayless, did you send an update on Bahrain? Thinking of you and praying
for you.
On Fri, Feb 8, 2019, 2:24 AM K. Jeanne Colas <kristi.colas@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Wow, Bonnie, sounds intriguing! I'm praying!
Kristi Jeanne Colas
11 rue Henri Dunant
95410 Groslay, France
Le ven. 8 févr. 2019 à 01:47, James Brabson <thebrabsonfamily@xxxxxxxxx>
a écrit :
Kristi, I love that you are going through the different genres. My
husband did that a few years back in a Wed night.
Faith is still small. I think around 300. The president is a Northland
grad, before our time. The Herrons joined the staff 3 months ago and Mr B.
runs the kitchen. It was strange to see them there. Did O was one of the
speakers and we got to spend quite a bit of time with them.
I can't go into to much detail. Daniel and Melinda were at the
conference and introduced us to a family that goes to their church. The
husband is on the board of Faith. He has presented us\church with
something. Only 4 other people in the church know about it right now and
will stay like that for around 6 months. Please pray for wisdom, patience,
and when presented the church won't be nervous (small communitys don't like
unknows).
Bonnie
On February 7, 2019, at 4:06 AM, "K. Jeanne Colas" <
kristi.colas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks for sharing about that conference, Bonnie! Faith Baptist is such
an interesting ministry. It has always been pretty small, but has managed
to stay afloat for a very long time. I didn't go there as a student because
my Dad had been on the board for a while, and he knew about all the inner
problems. He wanted me to go somewhere where he could be blissfully
ignorant. :) I trust that the Lord will continue to bless that Bible
college for His glory!
Carrie, I'll be praying with you about that burden of yours, which seems
really important. I think my church here does a good job in discipleship;
we try to meet one-on-one with any new ladies who come, in order to make
sure they know and understand the Gospel, and in order to teach them the
basics of personal Bible study. For the girls who grow up in the church, we
encourage the moms to do that kind of study with their daughters when they
get to be teens/young adults and show an interest in baptism.
For the past two years we've been having monthly ladies' Bible studies
for all the women, in which we try to teach them how to study a genre of
the Bible. Last year it was one of Paul's letters; this year it's biblical
narrative (women of the Bible). The one aspect that I think we could do
better is being intentional about training the more mature women to be
teachers. We aren't there yet. But hopefully that will come. I try to make
comments from time to time about it.
Kristi Jeanne Colas
11 rue Henri Dunant
95410 Groslay, France
Le jeu. 7 févr. 2019 à 02:52, Renee O'Leske <larsen.renee@xxxxxxxxx> a
écrit :
Agreed, Carrie!!! We really need it in the church!!! Craig and I
often feel like... okay, that was an okay sermon but it didn't really feel
like the piercing Sword of the Word of God in our souls...
I will pray with you for your church and for the church in general...
the church here in our area (perhaps in the whole US) just doesn't seem
well... (I will include myself in that). It seems sick... as if it is
sitting on the couch watching meaningless TV and in danger of a heart
attack... maybe just filled with nominal believers.
On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 2:53 PM Carrie Hub <carriehub060300@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
That sounds great, Bonnie! Glad you could be there.
Would you pray with me? I am very burdened that this type of Bible
teaching needs to be happening in our church. That none of our kids should
have to go to Bible college to learn how to study the Bible for
themselves.
I'm also concerned that the ladies in our church take a more active role
in
disciplining our teen girls . . .not sure where all this is leading, but
it's been building inside me for a while. I have a meeting Sat. morning
with the leader of our women's ministries. Lots going on in my head.
Have you seen this kind of discipleship done well? What did it look
like?
Carrie
On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 1:29 PM Renee O'Leske <larsen.renee@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Sounds soo good!
On Wed, Feb 6, 2019, 10:38 AM James Brabson <
thebrabsonfamily@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Finally am able to sit and write ☺. Last week James and I were able
to attend the Refresh Conference at Faith in Iowa. We had been hearing
good
things about them, but had never been to their campus. James and I were
very impressed with what we saw. The attitudes of the students was
refreshing. All the students that were working it, setting up\taking
down,
serving the dinner, working the snack shop were all volunteers. The
coffee
was all free, yes we took advantage of that ☺The President, Jim
Tillotson
was always with students, very visible. His wife the same way. She was
very
involved with the ladies side and was always with girl students. You all
were in my thoughts because u would of enjoyed the ladies workshops. I
told my husband I hadn't heard a ladies speaker in a long time where you
walked away knowing your Bible better. Hope Taylor did 3 of them. Two
were
a two part. She teaches at the school and does a class on how to teach
\study for a bible study. You all would of been cheering in her
workshop on
Bible study. It was so good to hear that this is what she is teaching.
She
also did a workshop from Lamentations 3:18-27. It was such an
encouragement, almost didn't go. Verse 23 really hit. His mercies are
new
every morning. We don't have to save them up or wonder if there will be
enough because he is faithful. If you are interested they will be
putting
them up on their web site. The Bible Study one may be a little confusing
without the notes.
Bonnie
