SOMD~ WK 6

Thank you so much for the love everyone showed me after reading my blog from last week! I loved the feedback and knowing that I have such a wonderful group of people who support me! I'm glad that I shared what I was going through with you all. This week has been tremendously better!

This week was really good. We didn't have much free time this week, our schedule kept us going all day and into the night. On Monday, we break into groups and make timelines for each book of the Bible that we've read through the week prior. That's been fun to see everyone's creative side come out as we are supposed to design our timeline with illustrations of the people and events for the book.
We are reading the larger books as a school instead of in the small groups we normally read in, so on

Tuesday, we read Psalms! Yes, all 150 chapters in one sitting! It took us 3 1/2 hours to read it all, which is a lot faster than we though it would be! Our leader, Lisa made homemade soup to eat while we read, and it was a great time spent as a school.

This week Joseph Avakian was our speaker and he spoke on the importance of communication. He shared the importance of not only being in constant communication with Holy Spirit, but also with those around us. It's important to learn to value the individual, whether they are our friends/peers, those we work with or are at trying to share the Gospel with. Everyone was created uniquely and it's important to understand that just because someone is an introvert or an extrovert, doesn't mean they are exactly the same as other introverts or extroverts. We need to learn how to champion the individual. It is also important to understand the culture in which one comes from so we can learn how to champion them as well. Joseph is lively and animated in his style of teaching. He taught us in two different styles, one by giving us powerpoint presentations, thus giving the exact information he wished to share, and through stories, allowing us to pull information each of individually wished to grab onto.  It was really good that he showed us the difference so the different types of learners could all feel like they were getting something from him.

Joseph also shared how he uses a talent to bring glory to God. He is a graphic designer through a company he started through YWAM in Berlin, Germany. He works in a professional setting, allowing God to speak in him and through in the business world. I love when people share their talents and gifts and how they use them to glorify God. It shows me that I can bring God glory, in whatever I do.