Students and Staff on the Spring Break to Arkansas and East Texas
The UH BSM took 16 of us (4 American Christians and 12 international students), and we joined with the Aggie BSM to form a group of 48 of us. We had students from China, Taiwan, India, Colombia, Saudi Arabia, Belarus and France. We spent three days hiking and exploring the Hot Springs, Arkansas area and then enjoyed a couple of days at Sky Ranch in East Texas. roughout the trip, we had devotional times where an American student led a short Discovery Bible Study. is started several great conversations about who God is and how we can have a relationship with him.
One day, a er the devotional, Anna*, a lady from Belarus, asked me why we let students teach the Bible. She explained that she came from an Eastern Orthodox background where the priest is the only person who can teach the Bible. rough this, I was able to share with her that when you trust Jesus that the Spirit of God comes to live inside you to teach you and guide you and give you understanding as you study the Bible. is led to a long conversation about a personal relationship with God and why we don't have to go through a priest for confession. At the end of the conversation, Anna* said she now has many things to think about. She mentioned she might pull out the Bible a friend gave her and read it. Anna* le a few weeks a er Spring Break to go back to her country for a few months, and I'm praying she will not forget what we talked about and that she will begin digging into Scripture for herself.
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