tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248801637312202621.post1696391627837363524..comments2013-01-22T21:29:19.317-08:00Comments on Tales From The Branches: hora chapinBrandon and jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09411762547508966296noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248801637312202621.post-43905507850979215322012-04-26T20:02:11.700-07:002012-04-26T20:02:11.700-07:00Brandon - you and Jenny are AMAZING!
Susan - AMEN!...Brandon - you and Jenny are AMAZING!<br />Susan - AMEN! GREAT ENCOURAGEMENT!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411540455142304058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7248801637312202621.post-73877535011983227112012-04-26T14:56:12.219-07:002012-04-26T14:56:12.219-07:00Brandon,
I think you guys are the coolest people o...Brandon,<br />I think you guys are the coolest people on the planet, and far be it for me to give you advice...but since you asked...<br />I heard an amazing truth from a missionary that lived in India for many decades. He said, "It is much easier for you to become like them than for all of them to become like you." He had to learn that lesson the hard way, but basically he discovered that once he became more Indian his life got much easier. I know without a doubt that you guys are following that truth, but sometimes it is good to hear it again. I say that you should continue to roll with it and keep your focus on Him Who Controls All Time. As far as the certificates, it is just a piece of paper. My degree? A piece of paper. Your degree? A piece of paper. In the end it isn't our pieces of paper that define us or that win our neighbors to Christ. But if a piece of paper gives them confidence and a sense of accomplishment and will serve as a reminder of their progress, then you are 100% correct when you say that the point is not to finish but to teach. I say give them a certificate. It doesn't have to say that they completed the course, but maybe that they attended. :)<br />Again, you guys rock, and I hope you take this in the loving spirit that it is intended. :)<br /><br />SusanSusan Myersnoreply@blogger.com