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The Asuncion Bible Academy began classes March 11, 2013 to train faithful brethren how to preach, teach, and become better servants in the Lord's kingdom. It is a work of the Avenida Sacramento Iglesia de Cristo in Paraguay, South America. Brethren recognized the need to equip others to teach in the Paraguayan languages-- Spanish and Guarani (an Indian dialect). Although anyone can learn and speak Guarani, only a native Paraguayan Guarani really knows how to communicate with another Paraguayan.
For this reason, the church in Asuncion begin working with the Bear Valley Bible Institute of Denver in March 2012 to plant and develop more congregations in Paraguay. The school has five full-time students. One student also studies parttime, and several members regularly attend various classes.
Paraguay, a country of more than 7,000,000 people, only has two congregations of the Lord’s church. The fields are truly “white unto harvest,” so we are praying that God will use the Asuncion Bible Academy as one of His tools for evangelizing the lost in this part of the world.
The Sacramento Avenue congregation has 90 members. It was planted in 2003 by missionaries from Freed-Hardeman University. Since then, the original team has recruited several new missionaries as replacements to carry on the work. God has blessed the congregation with continual growth through various evangelistic efforts--door-knocking campaigns, special seminars, and teaching English using the Bible. As the brethren continue to mature spiritually, their hope is to appoint elders. They also plan to support their first national missionary and plant another congregation in a nearby suburb of Asuncion.
Troy Spradlin, missionary to Paraguay since February 2010 and graduate of the Southwest School of Bible Studies in Austin, Texas, is the Director of the Academy. Troy is a native Texan and is working toward his Master's Degree in Bible from Bear Valley. He and his wife, Andrea, are sponsored by the Margaret Street Church in Milton, FL. They have made a commitment to the work for seven years. Before moving to South America, they were active members at the Palm Beach Lakes congregation in West Palm Beach, Florida. Palm Beach Lakes is also the stateside financial administrator for the Asuncion Bible Academy.
In the last ten years, I have made ten trips into Spanish speaking countries of the Central/South American continent to teach God’s word in the Extension Schools of the Bear Valley Bible Institute of Denver. I have taught in Panama, Guatemala, Honduras and Peru. Paraguay is my latest destination.
The trip itself was a “trying” experience. Thursday, June 6, I tried to fly from Dallas to Mi- ami and then directly to Asuncion. Engine trouble developed, and the plane left three hours late. Therefore, I missed my connection and had to overnight in Miami. Friday, June 7, I tried once again to fly to Asuncion. Once again, another plane developed engine trouble. To make a long story short, I tried for the third time late Saturday night, June 8, and finally arrived in Asuncion Sunday morning June 9. I had traveled half way around the world frequently in less time!
However, once I arrived, everything was great! I worshipped with the Sacramento Avenue church in Asuncion Sunday morning. I was originally scheduled to preach but arrived too late. Josh Blackmer preached an excellent lesson. His powerpoint presentation greatly aided my comprehension of Spanish. Therefore, I saved my lesson for Wednesday evening. .
I began class Monday morning with five students. This number of students is really a good beginning since the country only has two congregations. The class is conducted in the Sacramento Avenue building. I taught eight hours a day since my return flight was Friday morning. Classes are interrupted by a student chapel which meets everyday at 9:15 AM. I did not know that I was scheduled to speak but used a favorite sermon from the past. This is why a preacher had advised me to always be prepared with a spare sermon.
I was assigned to teach the Godhead, La Deidad. In January I had previously taught the same course in India. With the help of Google Translator and Pablo Arista, I translated my English notes into Spanish so the students would have the course in their own language. Pablo, a Christian at Bridgewood in Fort Worth, has begun a Spanish ministry where we attend. Pablo has asked me to teach the same course in Spanish at Bridgewood. I solicit your prayers for this endeavor.
I followed the natural order of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit with a test after each section. I endeavored to show the relationship of Deity, the Trinity, both their unity and distinction. I wanted the students to understand that the Godhead is the foundation of our faith. Without the unified work of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, there could be no cross, no hope and no salvation. The apostle Paul establishes this truth in Eph. 4:1-6
In addition to the in-class tests, the students did a research paper the following week as a research assignment. Once the assignments were completed, Troy Spradlin, the Director, sent me both the last tests and research paper as attachments. I have learned enough Spanish to read and grade the assignments, relieving the local teachers of that task.
With my usual good fortune, I established a good relationship with Enrique, Paulo, Karen, William and Ramon. Somehow, the students were able to adjust to my eccentricity. It was a thrill to observe their interest in class, eat with them and watch them play a form of two-man soccer (football) popular in Paraguay. I am scheduled to teach 2 Corinthians in Asuncion about the same time in 2014.
All three American missionaries were gone shortly after I arrived, making me wonder if they had heard about me before! Actually, Perry Hardin, who communicated with me before my arrival, was already home on furlough. Josh Blackmer, who picked me up at the airport, left the day after I arrived, and Troy Spradlin, the Director, returned from furlough on Tuesday. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with Troy, who is in his fourth year as a missionary in Paraguay.
The church and the school are in very capable hands. First and most important, they are in the Lord’s hands. Second, the native Paraguayans and the American brethren are working tirelessly and harmoniously together to teach the lost and build up the church in the country of Paraguay.
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Full of flavor and fiery with spice, Thai cuisine is one of the culinary gems of Southeast Asia. There is an emphasis on fresh meats, seafood and vegetables seasoned with differently flavored curry pastes and the omnipresent nam pla, or fish sauce.
A list of typical Thai dishes and foods. Use it to help you plan a Thai-style meal, party or festival.
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Five hundred years in the future, women know how to handle themselves in a fight, have taken greater charge of their sexuality and are valued for their intuitive abilities in ways that they are not today. At least that’s the picture painted in a new sci-fi film, "Serenity" (scheduled for release at the end of the month).
The star of the show, Nathan Fillion, plays Mal, a hardened veteran of an intergalactic war, but it is the women around him who define what life is really about.
There’s gruff-and-ready Zoe (Gina Torres), a career soldier who goes into battle without hesitation ; Inara (Morena Baccarin), a beautiful courtesan who has an intense relationship with Mal ; and River (Summer Glau), an unstable psychic.
"What’s true about River and every woman is that each of us has a duality," Glau says. "River is the most delicate, helpless and most damaged character in the movie, yet, in the end, she’s the most courageous and is able to rescue the people she loves. Women just have an instinct to nurture and protect the people most precious to them."
Glau says her character, who is a teenager, is a positive role model for girls who may feel awkward, sad and lonely.
"The message is that there are no limits to what you can do," says Glau, who studied to become a ballerina as a child until an injury forced her to stop dancing. She says she lost her sense of identity and had to force herself to find another passion in life. That passion became acting.
"I’m happier acting now than I ever was dancing," Glau says. "In ballet, you learn the exact steps and try to do them perfectly. Acting has no perfect scenes. You have to let your emotions out and bring all the things that are special about you into a scene. I realized I didn’t have to be the perfect pair of legs anymore. I just had to be honest."
This, after all, is the secret to succeeding at any endeavor and in any relationship. It is when we stop trying to be perfect imitations of others and perfectly at home with who we are that the best in us emerges.
When it comes to being at home with one’s self, Baccarin plays an accomplished geisha in a future where prostitution has become legal. Her character Inara is an intelligent, sensuous woman schooled in everything from fencing and diplomacy to the art of the tea ceremony.
"Mal thinks her profession is wrong, and Inara thinks he has no right to judge her," Baccarin says. "They have a great love for each other, but it doesn’t get resolved." Much like relationships between men and women today.
"As the world is moving and changing, sometimes I feel men are becoming emasculated as women take power," Baccarin says. "I don’t think both need to do everything. I think there is imperfection in a perfect relationship. If there are conflicts or battles about things that matter, they further the relationship."
Sexuality in this future is accepted as a beautiful connection between two people but is not seen as the duty of a companion like Inara, who chooses the men she accepts as clients. Instead, what is emphasized is the whole self and the ability to learn new things.
"I’ve learned from my character to have a positive joy toward life," Baccarin says. "There may be pain and uncertainty in life, but she has a joy that comes from loving what she does."
A great bird named Bharunda lived on the banks of a lake. He had two heads but a single body. One day,as the bird was wandering on the bank of the lake, he found a fruit, which was as delicious as ambrosia. One of his heads mumbled, "Oh what a fruit. I am sure the heavens have sent it for me. I am so lucky."
Hearing this, the second head said, "O brother, let me also taste the fruit you are praising so much."
The first head laughed and said, "Both of us have the same stomach. It makes no difference whether I eat it or you eat it. I shall give it to our beloved. She will be very happy." Bharunda thus gave the fruit to his wife. The second head was disappointed at this action of the first head.
One day, the second head found a poisonous fruit and told the first head, "You treacherous fellow. For what you have done to me, I will eat this poisonous fruit and avenge your insult."
The second head said, "You fool, if you eat that, both of us will die because we have the same body."
A bottling from the 1966 vintage, this Highland whisky was distilled at Lochside distillery and chosen by the independent bottler Signatory to be released under their own label. The ABV on this whisky is a gratifying 54.4%. The overall brand rating for Lochside on Whisky Connosr is 89 out of 100.
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Have you suffered investment losses as a result of your dealings with Farmington Hill financial advisor Keith Epstein? If so, The White Law Group may be able to help.
According to Court Records, as a result of his improper handling of client funds, Mr. Epstein recently pled guilty to bank fraud charges in federal court. The Court Records further disclosed that Mr. Epstein apparently told clients to liquidate their securities investments and invest the money through him, but rather than invest these funds, Mr. Epstein deposited the money into his own accounts. Additionally, it appears that from 2003 to 2009 Epstein was a regular customer at adult entertainment clubs in Metro Detroit and was a large tipper, paying multiple women several hundred dollars each on any given night. It also appears that the money paid to dancers was cash provided by Epstein’s clients for investments.
The White Law Group is currently investigating whether Mr. Epstein’s employer failed to properly supervise him with respect to his dealings with the clients affected. Brokerage firms are required to supervise their financial advisors to ensure that the brokers are acting in compliance with FINRA and SEC Rules. According to his FINRA Broker Report, Mr. Epstein was registered as a financial advisor with Mutual Service Corporation in Farmington Hills, Michigan from 1991 to 2007.
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