This past semester was a great time of learning the skills that I
will need to be an effective church planter in a remote village. Through
all the classes and interactions with staff and new friends I would have
to say the two biggest lessons that I learned are dependence on God and
dependence on the body of Christ. I remember one of my instructors
telling us that even with this training, we will be equipped just enough
to fall flat on our face once we get to the field if we are not relying
on God. There were four or five different things that we were told
“this will be the hardest thing you will do in your life” which as
intimidating as that can be, it is comforting to know that I don’t need
to depend on myself, but rather I find my dependence in God.
This
next semester will continue to test my dependence on God and the body of
Christ. Classes are already underway and we will be covering many
different classes such as; Animism, Field Health, Missionary Technology,
Romans, Folk Islam, Field Safety and New Testament Church Principles to
name just a few. This semester is really going to stretch me in ways
that I never imagined.
I am hoping that by the end of this
semester I will have all the possibilities of where I may be serving
narrowed down to my top three county choices. Join me in prayer this
semester as I continue to learn the skills necessary to be an effective
church planter among the unreached.
In Christ
Dan Thannum
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