Dear brothers,
We hope in the Lord that you are enjoying good health both physically and spiritually, a fraternal hug from a distance.
Last Saturday we concluded two more classes, in the months of July and August Brother Andres Nuñez and myself (Juan Abanto) taught the courses of I and II Thessalonians and Advanced Homiletics, it has been an excellent time that we have shared with our students. Interaction and learning have been two things that we have emphasized a lot in these last two months.
I share with you some notes from Brother Andres about his course:
"Thank God for giving me the opportunity again, to be able to teach this interesting course of 1 and 2 Thessalonians. Personally I have felt very good to be able to share this beautiful course which has helped me to investigate, to look for answers again regarding topics included in this course such as: (1) The Second Coming of Christ (1 Thes 4:13-18; 2:1-12); (2) The false teaching about the rapture (1 Thess 4:17); (3) Hades (II Thess 6-10); (4) Apostasy, the man of sin (2 Thess 2:1-12). All of these topics are interesting since it is doctrine, where the brothers of the church should know, learn much more about the subject....
Here I send you the appreciation of some of the students:
“The classes were very interesting, I found them quite edifying, since I learned new topics which I was not very clear about, when I finished this I already have a better understanding regarding Hades, the second coming of Christ and the man of sin, and I will take into account what I learned.” (Jhonely Pérez Silva)
“The classes were interesting, I cleared up many doubts, I have learned more, everything was very clear, I had a good time, thank you brother.” (José Daniel)
“Thank you brother Andrés for the teachings, I have learned a lot about things that I was unaware of, I have been edified quite a bit.” (María Rojas)
It is possible to appreciate how grateful the students are and also the pleasant experience that always comes with teaching the Word of the Lord. Next Saturday, September 7, we will be starting two new courses, I refer to: 1) Romans (Exp. Abraham Alata) and 2) Epistle of James (Exp. Andres Nuñez).
Always trying to strengthen ties with other congregations here in Peru, I participated in a youth camp as a guest instructor giving me the opportunity to teach and talk a little more about the institute, this has generated a lot of interest among the youth and some of them have decided to become part of the training program.
It has been a pleasure to share these lines with you, hoping that they will be encouraging and informative.
A fraternal hug,
Juan Abanto