When we set out to train pastors, Asia was always in my mind. One night long before Ethan was working overseas as a trainer, a dream captured my attention. A young Asian woman travelled miles through a hot desert past obstacles. Hot and thirsty, she pressed on and into the mountains. She became so weary, her shirt was torn and her back sun-scorched. Collapsing on a wooden chair next to a small desk, the youth arrived in a classroom full of church leaders listening intently to God's word as it was carefully expounded and instructed by my husband.
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled." Matthew 6:6
Through years of uncertainty, waiting, working, studying, and, yes, faithfully training church leaders overseas, God has finally brought Ethan to a place full of young believers in Asia hungry for doctrine. These church leaders will travel from the capital city and also from remote areas to study the redemptive history within Scripture. Ethan along with two other teachers will teach TLI's non-formal curriculum for Biblical Theology (a personal favorite class of his). The trip within this sparsely populated country will last twelve days. The students are first generation believers and ready to receive all that God's word would bless them with these days. PRAY!
