Today we began our new course, the story of Samson, Judg 13-16. I don't know if there will be related texts or not. We will take two field trips. I'll fill you in on those on the appropriate day.
Our first day was some review dialoging. We have two new students. The day was filled with studying. The evening was studying as well, plus Peter and i had a long talk about our backgrounds.
Today I will introduce you to two students in the Jonah class. In the photo, on the left is Geli (short for Angelica) Ketzer and on the right is Emily Thomassen. They room together and both are beginning their Hebrew studies.
Geli is from Leeds, England. She is 18 and plans to enter Oxford this fall, majoring in theology. Hebrew is a prerequisite for entrance into the theology program. She hopes either to teach or go into human rights law. Sometimes we tease each other about how to pronounce words.
Emily is from Holland, MI. She is 21 and just graduated from Trinity Christian College, where she played basketball. She will be starting masters work at JUC (see last blog) in Historical Geography. So, when the Ulpan is over ( I think she's taking the next course on Psalms), she will not be returning to the States; she'll be moving into the dorm at JUC. She hopes to teach Bible at the high school or college level.
These are two wonderful Christian young women. They are a pleasure to be around and to know. It will be fun to learn how God will use them in his kingdom. This is one of the great things about being a Christian; every Christian gets to experience an adventure in service to God. That adventure is limited only by ourselves. Let us all choose to submit to him more as Geli and Emily have. A great irony of being in Christ (and a distinction from eastern religions where the goal is nothingness) is that when we lose ourselves in him, we truly find ourselves; we are no longer lost, we are found.
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