Prayer Request:/praise report

Hi prayer warriors,

I am teaching the interpretive step of the inductive method to the whole class tomorrow morning . Please pray for me.

Also, praise report: my cold is gone! And a new financial supporter came on board!

Thanks so much for your prayers, I love you guys!

- Annie

Fall is Here!

Hello Everyone!

Fall is already setting in, here in Lakeside Montana. The trees are beginning to transform to lovely golden shades, Kids are back to school, and the tourists have all left down. Those of us who remain, are settling back into our normal routines, as the busyness of fall comes upon us, once again.

Fall quarter here at the YWAM base starts on Monday. There is much anticipation and excitement as students have already been arriving. All the staff have been working very hard to get the base ready for them. Now, after all the countless meetings, planning , cleaning and renovation projects, administrative tasks, odd jobs and prayer times, it is finally upon us.

I couldn't be more excited! It is very quiet around here without students, and being the extrovert that I am, I am happy to see people filling the hallways. It brings me joy and comfort to hear the sounds of laughter throughout the dorms once again. (I Wonder how long that will last? :) )

Another year passed by me this week as I celebrated my 25th birthday. I can hardly believe it was a year ago, that I first came here to YWAM Montana. It was a delightful birthday, and God blessed my socks off.

This year we will have 51 SBS students joining us from all over the globe; Places like India, Thailand, Kyrgastan, Australia, England, all over the US and Canada. We actually have a large number of Indian students this year, which makes me really excited! There is so much need for Biblical Truth in India! My boyfriend has been in India and Bangledash for a couple of months now, teaching the Bible, and he was talking to me from Kalkutta the other day, saying that there is so much Idolatry there all around him; it is heartbreaking and difficult not to feel hopeless. I was reminded that there is hope, in that I have 4 students here from India who are ready to study the word for 9 months, in order to take truth back to their home with an agenda to transform it. And this does not stop with India. All of the above mentioned places will be impacted, as these students will return home to their ministries, churches, places of work, and familes with a firm foundation of Biblical truth to stand on and to pass along. That is INCREDIBLE and Encouraging! I am humbled to be a part of this HUGE thing that God is doing throughout the world, and from of all places, a tiny little town in Montana USA.

We will kick off the SBS with what is called "seminar" where we will spend about a month, teaching the students how to do the inductive method. Apparently it is an EXTREMELY busy time for SBS staff. Students will have classes in the morning, afternoon and evening to start off with, and in between classes, we (the staff) will be helping them individually with the method. In the spare time we have aside from that, we will be preparing welcome events.

Please pray:

• for us and the students as this is generally a very frustrating time for them, as they are trying to learn the method. It can be a little overwhelming trying to understand it. Pray that the staff can be helpful in aiding them through this process.

• Also, please pray for us as staff: for energy and resilience, as we are busily attacking the tasks appointed to us. Please also pray for us, as we are teaching. The first two books we will take the students through are Philemon and Titus.

• Please pray for my health I have a cold, and that is not a fun way to start the seminar. and as always, please pray for my finances.
  

I am truly grateful for all of you who take interest in my life. I love you all!

Fondly,

Annie Bol
Serving with Youth with a Mission
School of Biblical Studies
Lakeside, MT

Prayer Request:

Hi Prayer Team,

I have been figuring through some things, and I realize that in asking for 200 more a month, I did not average in the cost of car insurance, which for me is another 150. 00 a month. Yikes. Please pray that God would provide for me to pay my car insurance. My premium will go down in Feb, Thank God, so I just need to get through the next 5 months or so. Thanks for your prayers, prayer team. I am praying for you too. I love you guys!

"More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of" - Alfred, Lord Tennyson