The mornings here are wonderful–quiet and cool, I enjoy rising early and contemplating the beauty. Yesterday morning I attended the 5:00 a.m. prayer session at La Vega church. I have attended devotional at the clinic almost every morning at 7:00 a.m. We have a prayer circle for the Baxter employees at 8:00 a.m. and student chapel at 9:30. Yesterday I spoke to the students during chapel about the connection between ministers with changed lives and effective ministry. They were kind in their responses and words of gratitude and appreciation.
There are three U.S. groups on campus right now. A group from Park Plaza in Tulsa is working with an area church and will host a VBS on Saturday. Another group from the OKC area is working on a church building roof in Esopa. A TORCH group arrived yesterday and will help with several projects in the area, including painting one of the towers in the married students apartment complex. The work done by the groups provides benevolent and financial support for the ministries of the churches, and of the Baxter students as they go out on weekends to preach in these relatively new church plants.
While I am here, I am working on the strategic planning project. On Monday, I met with Dr. Xiomara who is director of the clinic and we discussed the strategic plan. That afternoon I met for about five hours with the faculty and they shared many good ideas. On Tuesday, I met with the director of the correspondence course program (CELO stands for courses by extension for leaders and workers). Their word “workers” begins with an “o”. Tuesday afternoon included a meeting with the administrators.
It hardly seems possible that I leave today. I am going directly to Oklahoma City for the Quest program at Oklahoma Christian, and will speak on that program tomorrow. Que Dios les bendiga! (May God bless you!)