πεποιθως αὐτο τουτο ὅτι ὁ ἐναρξαμενος ἐν ὑμιν ἐργον ἀγαθον ἐπιτελεσει ἄχρις ἡμερας Ἰησου Χριστου•This particular work of God in us, the study of the Koine Greek of the New Testament, was begun six and-a-half months ago. Last Sunday, we gathered with family and friends to celebrate the completion of the first phase of the work. It was Graduation Day for the inaugural Course A of the Paihia Baptist Church Grεεk Class and a great time was had by all.
ΠΡΟΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΗΣΙΟΥΣ 1:6
It was a day of fellowship, prayer, learning AND feasting! Spirit-filled Christians from four different churches came together to enjoy the wonderful Greek meal that all the students had a hand in preparing (and Sandy, who reminds us again that she is NOT learning Greek, prepared a most excellent lamb—thanks, Babe!); to listen to a special Why Learn Greek illustration, which hopefully gave the guests a small appreciation for the hard work and sacrifice all the students put into the course, and a glimpse of the wonderful rewards that come from it; as well as to congratulate the students in completing the course and earning the title of ΜΑΘΗΤΗΣ.
Congratulations to Colleen, Raewyn and Trish!
And I’d like to personally thank you for all the hard work you put in, for your patience with, and correction of, my many mistakes, and for your kindness towards me as I struggled to find my feet as a teacher—thank you, thank you! Each of you in your own way helped make the class a fun, encouraging and blessed place to spend a Sunday afternoon. I will miss you all and I ask God to be with you and keep you wherever He takes you until that glorious day of our Lord and Saviour, ὁ Ἰησους ὁ Χριστος.
God Bless,
Ἰακωβος
