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Ok, guys, sorry to be away for so long. I couldn't figure out how to make the shift, but we're cool now--it was pretty hot at 3 PM today, but rain here in Santiago has cooled things off.

We have 80 students in our church-based Bible school in Spanish which is at Central church. Students come from six churches, and we are praying the school will help train the next generation of pastors/leaders for the Dominican Bible churches here in Santiago.

We pray that the school motivates the students to plant a church.

We just finished teaching Bible study methods; I feel that God used the course to change the thinking of people, encouraging them to study and mediate on the Word through observation, interpretation, and application.

One lady shared that she now understands Ephesians 1. Another student said, “I now read the Bible with different eyes. Now when I read a verse, I apply these methods and feel that my spiritual life is enriched.” Another wrote of how that he’s able to avoid being fooled by false doctrine resulting from faulty interpretation.

Pray for me as we start Old Testament Survey July 19. Meeting once a week on Tuesdays, that course will take us to Dec 13—just in time for Christmas.

I preached this Sunday at Central for the first time. That went well, as I preached on “How to live a holy life”. The quick response is “I love you more!”

We're counseling a couple in a custody battle. God dissuaded them from going to court. It took us three hours to get to that point. We were exhausted, but it was worth it.

We have a team coming July 30, 7 adults plus a one-year old for the La Yaguita children’s center. The one year old will be a challenge, but we have small children as neighbors, so I know they’ll spend a lot of time together. Also I’m sure that little Jay will be a hit at La Yaguita! Pray for us that we will have strength to reach up to 150 children with the gospel the first day—the first of four days of kids’ clubs in the streets.

We started a Extension Bible school at the Haitian church this past Sunday afternoon. We had a good talk on how God gave us His Word and had six students. Switching between Spanish and Creole doesn’t bother me like it used to, although I do use a French/Creole word when I don’t know a particular word in Spanish.