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Our second class was phonetics, which emphasizes points of articulation, manners of articulation and the human speech apparatus. This is just one of many courses designed to give tribal church planters the ability to learn unwritten foreign languages, develop an alphabet, teach literacy, and translate the Bible into a peoples heart language.
Meeting some of the staff, talking with the students, attending classes, and touring the grounds gave us a much better understanding of the training and lifestyle we will receive during our 2 years at the MTC.
The biggest encouragement during our visit was seeing the kids go from apprehension to excitement about another move. The campus is on 400 acres right on the shore of the Lake of the Ozarks. There are several playgrounds, rope swings, mountain bike trails, open fields, and a creek!
Jesse got to shoot his first .22, and Nicole had a blast swinging on rope swings over the creek. We all had a great time, learned a great deal about the training, and have a better idea of what to expect if we end up moving there after we graduate from NTBI in December 2011.
Kristi says
>Lila, you encourage my heart! 🙂
extolerofchrist says
>LOVE YOU DAY FAMILY! Just made this blog my internet home page so it's easy to keep up with what's going on and so that it will be a great reminder for me to be praying so much for you guys! =] SOOO TRULY EXCITED AND STOKED FOR WHAT GOD HAS DONE, IS DOING, AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO IN YOUR GUY'S LIVES! WITH ALL MY LOVE, Lila