Quick note...

Today a couple of my students did the most precious things. Firstly, Marinela and Vesjana are 13 year old new students that started last week. I call them my giggly girls because they are seriously the most gifted laughers I've ever heard. Anyways...we are just getting through the Garden story and the lesson concludes with how God will defeat Satan someday with the goodness and suffering of one man. So I asked them, "hmmm...who could this man be that died for all of us and showed a beautiful life of love?" They just stared at me (and giggled of course, those cuties). So I asked them if they have ever heard of Jesus, and the continued blank stares. We talked a bit about him, and how I really hoped they stayed with the course to hear how He shows God by the way He lived. This little event just amazed me though. Usually my students have at least seen a movie (that doesn't really show the essence of Christ, but at least it's a start) or heard about some weird manger story. But these girls really had no clue. In a way I see this as a gift to disregard  all the connotation and opinions of Him and see Him with fresh eyes...but it always makes me stop when I meet folks that truly haven't heard.

After these girls I meet with Albana. She is a bit older than me, and really insightful. I love talking with her because we go past the stories and games that I have with the kids (although those are a blast too). She really gets the application and depth of meaning behind what we read. Today we were able to put the WEI materials aside for a bit and read some of Romans 12, because it applied with our conversation on worship. I love when we just hold and enjoy the bible together. She was even more precious than usual today. After we read she couldn't stop sifting through the pages, glancing over what this New Testament is all about. I asked if she could sense truth in these words, and she nodded in wonderment. With her Muslim background, she hasn't been exposed to a lot of Jesus other than him as one of the many prophets (obviously), but it seems she is really starting to embrace what His followers stand for. It's beautiful to watch...