Wisdom from Above

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. James 3:17-18

This is the type of wisdom I want to gain at Missionary Training School. Not only academic knowledge but wisdom in God’s truths, wisdom that is God glorifying, wisdom that makes me more Christ-like. I want to learn how to apply it in intercultural ways so that “a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace,” so that the gospel will go forth and the Lord will be glorified.

Last week we learned about the 3 Hs—head, heart, hand. We don’t want to be only learning head knowledge, the stuff that sits up in your brain but is not applicable and makes you feel like you are better than everyone because you know more than them. We don’t want to be only learning to feel and follow our hearts because without the foundation of scripture, we know “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?” (Jeremiah 17:9) We don’t want to be only learning how to do work with our hands because without the gospel behind those actions, they are futile. Our goal is to be combining all three to glorify our Lord and Savior through learning the Scriptures, spreading the gospel, and blessing the community.

This is what it looked like in Atlanta this week:

*Making friends with international students through playing games together and cooking traditional food. We expand our hearts and minds for them by learning about their culture, language, and religion, then we share about our culture, language, and religion.

*After school tutoring with refugee kids. We become a person of influence in their lives through helping with homework and working on English. When we walk the kids home we often get to meet their parents. Wednesday I met Sarah, from Ethiopia, a mom of four, going to school to be a nurse. She invited us into her home, and we had an opportunity to talk with her, show we care and are interested in her life. She invited us to come back to visit anytime.

Please pray for the people the Lord causes us to meet. Pray that he would be glorified and the name of Christ would be proclaimed.