Todd just finished his first full week in the Business Office at New Tribes Bible Institute-Jackson. There is much to learn as Nathan, his predecessor, walks Todd through the day-to-day duties and details of his new position as Business Office Manager. This training will be ongoing throughout this semester and probably the rest of this year. So far, Todd has set up his new office, carried in more than 200 books and Bible study materials from our basement into his new office, is getting familiar with the school’s computer system, set up his voicemail and ordered his business cards… There is a lot to learn, and Todd has ended his first week encouraged and excited with his new ministry at the Bible School.
Students are beginning to trickle in to the Bible School, but the first big influx will be on Thursday, January 13, when a group of upperclassmen return to be trained as student leaders. That next weekend, January 15 and 16, is Registration. This is when EVERYONE ELSE moves into the school. There will be approximately 175 students studying God’s Word this semester! Of this number, 25-30 are new freshmen. You can pray that nothing happens to deter any of these students from getting to school. Please pray that each of them will have enough money to pay their tuition, that their travel arrangements will work out, that the weather will cooperate with their travels, and that they will be blessed and excited to be in Bible School studying God’s Word!
Sue’s ministry at the Bible School will be Married Ladies Advisor in the Student Life Department. She has been in and out of the Bible School this week, setting up her office, getting reacquainted with the computer system, setting up her voicemail, and reading through training and philosophy of ministry information. Things start up for her next week: team meetings start on Monday morning, January 10, and go through the entire week. The first thing on the agenda for the Student Life team is to plan and implement student leader training. This will be Sue’s first opportunity to get to know some of the students. While that is going on, she will be greeting the married couples as they arrive, with the goal of getting to know the married ladies especially.
Thank you for praying for the students as they follow the Lord in coming to New Tribes Bible Institute to learn God’s Word, the Bible.
Please pray for us too:
- A smooth transition into our new ministries at the Bible School.
- Energy and flexibility for the most busy time – the beginning of the semester. For example, we will both need to be at the Bible School during both days of Registration weekend: January 15 and 16.
- Friendliness and good memories to learn the students’ names and faces quickly!
- Todd’s first class, co-teaching “Partnership Development”, starts on January 26. Sue will also be sitting in on these classes.
- Encouraging words to say as we introduce ourselves and share our journey at the NTBI staff meeting on Monday, January 10th.
- Sue will introduce herself and give her testimony at the first married ladies’ chapel: January 25 (?) – not sure of the schedule yet.
We appreciate you and thank you for your prayers and interest in what God is doing in our lives and in the lives of the students and staff at NTBI-Jackson.
Todd Nelson says
Nate, we are very excited. We are so looking forward to the students arriving and the semester starting. God is at work in the world.
Nate says
Hey Guys!
Just wanted to say that I just prayed for you guys and that I am EXCITED with you!!!