Teaching sessions are so incredibly long . . . Maybe that's just my American perspective. Aka - ADD. I guess the reality is that these students are at this training center just for this purpose. When we finish tomorrow about noon, they will all go back to where they live. Many live within an hour of here, but some are from quite a ways away. I've come to learn that this province (Henan) in China produces many of the Christian leaders in the whole country. The leader of all the training centers (aka seminaries) in the area says that about 17% of all Christians in China are in this province.
So, they will get about 24 hours of Bible teaching in about 3 days. For perspective, that's as much as an average Christian gets in going to church in about 48 weeks! Well, not at Temple, because my sermons are slightly longer! (Remind yourself how lucky you are hahaha)
Below is a pic of the students during one of the outside object lessons . . .
I am amazed at the attentiveness of the students. They are taking notes and even in the ten minute brakes we take every 1-2 hours, many will spend that time either reading their Bibles or helping to prepare the next meal or a snack of fresh watermelon. (Grown here on the property - more on the great food in another post!)
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