Financial need

Nathanael and Abigail Weigel

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Merry Christmas everyone!  We're quickly approaching the end of an awesome Christmas break; ready to start the Old Testament next Monday!

The students scattered to the wind for the holidays.  Daniel (our Norwegian student) went home to Norway for the break and landed in London Heathrow just in time for the snowstorm to shut the airport down completely.  He spent 70 hours in the terminal.  Ouch.

As we return from break we do have one pressing financial need that I'd like you to pray for and be aware of.  Nathanael and Abigail Weigel (married couple from Virginia..last week I mentioned that Nathanael has just been accepted to med. school for the fall) are in need of about $1800 in tuition for next quarter (DUE JAN 10).  Lets pray that God provides the funds they need to continue on in the program. They are both model students, they add a ton to our community, and I feel confident that they're supposed to continue on with us.  Please pray that God would provide the necessary funds.

If you'd like to contribute, just let me know via e-mail (tphillips@camplurecrest.org)

blessings everyone

Sargent wedding

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Two ESBS graduates got married last weekend (David Sargent 06-07 and Madison Withrow 08-09)! I had the privilege of conducting the ceremony.  It was an awesome day!  They'll be living in Miami while David finishes up his degree there.  We're excited to see them start life together.  Congratulations you guys!

The students are on break until Jan 3.  We start right up with the Old Testament when we return.  Please pray that the students have a restful break.  Also pray for Nathanael and Abigail's finances.  Nathanael was just accepted to medical school for next fall at Virginia Tech.  They're in need of a tuition deposit of $1500 for medical school, as well as some remaining tuition for their time here at the ESBS.

Merry Christmas everyone.  blessings to you all.

Christmas Party

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Well, its that time of the year again...time to say goodbye to the New Testament (the students have finished every NT book except Revelation and Matthew) and time to have a Christmas party!  You're invited!...visit the website for details (esbsonline.org).

We've had a fantastic year so far, and 2011 is taking shape to be incredible as well.  Over the past several months we've spoken to over a dozen people who have expressed interest in next year's school.  We are receiving applications currently.  Please pray that God would put together just the right school for the 2011-12 school-year.

Hope to see you at the party...wear your best snowflake sweater!

Journaling through a Psalm

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Today Katie introduced a way to engage with the Psalms that really blessed me.  I wanted to share it with you.  We took 45 minutes and journaled through Psalm 51 individually...here's how you can do it:

1)  find a quiet place...take a pen, journal, Bible
2)  read one stanza (usually several verses), think about the verses for a minute, internalizing them (this is Bible meditation)
3)  re-write the stanza in your own words....praying it back to God as you write it out...let the psalmist's prayer become your prayer, but in your own words
4)  continue to write out your prayers as anything else comes to mind...things beyond what the stanza may say
5)  move on to the next stanza...

This changed my heart today...pointed me towards God's heart...time well spent.

Goodbye Byron and Eileen

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After 5 full and wonderful years the ESBS said goodbye today to two of its finest.  Eileen and Byron Hartzler, who have been with the school since it began in 2006, left today to begin their transition to Thailand.  In many ways we owe the success of the ESBS to Eileen and Byron, who have worked tirelessly to cary the vision for the program day in and day out.  They've done a fantastic job and we'll miss them tremendously.  We wish them all the best as they transition into a new season of life.