Primeramente, quiero decir gracias a mis directores y mis maestros. Gracias por darse de Uds. mismos a nosotros, sus estudiantes. Gracias por su tiempo, su trabajo duro y por dar de sus experiencias y sabiduría. Su ministerio aquí a Kings Way va a ser un comienzo, no solo por este clase de 2009, pero también por todos los que vengan a las puertas de esta escuela y por medio de sus vidas. Quiero decirles de mi corazón gracias a Uds. por todo lo que nos han dado.
I must also say that for the privilege of having been given the opportunity to even have begun this journey of speaking Spanish, I give all the glory and honor to my God. With out His presence, and constant grace this truly would never have been possible.
From a distance one might assume that my studies and schooling came to me without great effort or with little cost… I can assure you that was not the case. I think that my fellow graduates would agree with me that we have spent more time in our studies over these past 10 months than in all of our previous school years combined, and that a sacrifice of our time, energy, families, friends and even our ministries were placed before God on the alter as we devoted these months to learning Missions and Language at Kings Way.
I have truly learned a foundation in Spanish, a dream of being able to speak to those in the countries we feel the Lord is leading us too is coming true. But even more than that I have learned patience, endurance, perseverance… and God’s purpose for my life, “I have been blessed to bless others.” I have made life time friends and for-ever contacts in the world of missions abroad. Before us now lies an open door into all Spanish speaking parts of this world.
I must also say that for the privilege of having been given the opportunity to even have begun this journey of speaking Spanish, I give all the glory and honor to my God. With out His presence, and constant grace this truly would never have been possible.
From a distance one might assume that my studies and schooling came to me without great effort or with little cost… I can assure you that was not the case. I think that my fellow graduates would agree with me that we have spent more time in our studies over these past 10 months than in all of our previous school years combined, and that a sacrifice of our time, energy, families, friends and even our ministries were placed before God on the alter as we devoted these months to learning Missions and Language at Kings Way.
I have truly learned a foundation in Spanish, a dream of being able to speak to those in the countries we feel the Lord is leading us too is coming true. But even more than that I have learned patience, endurance, perseverance… and God’s purpose for my life, “I have been blessed to bless others.” I have made life time friends and for-ever contacts in the world of missions abroad. Before us now lies an open door into all Spanish speaking parts of this world.
I believe those who have walked this path before me would push us forward from here, they would tell us… “This is just the beginning“. “Keep going.” A quote from our Perspectives Book say’s, “I can not stay in the same place. I can not stay the same.” I pray that becomes our goal, our motto… Let us leave here different than when we came and leave the next place God leads us different from now. We can not stay in the same place spiritually, we can not stay the same! I can't wait until it's time to get moving! Jason has all the pressure on his shoulders now to get moving in this language and graduate... We are ready to get going!
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Amanda, Congrats on your accomplishment!
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