We are in grammar class, but this class looks completely different from how I remember it in grade school! This class exposes us to many different and unique languages through worksheets and teaching. We have already been exposed to (in part) 20 languages. Each one is unique and functions differently, and we are not just talking about the meanings of the words but rather how they are structured and where they are placed.
We are learning what about the simplest parts of grammar (morphemes, the smallest part of a word) to what a discourse would look like in a different language. This class is very helpful because we plan to go overseas and work with a people group that no one else has ever worked with and the more “tools” we learn the better equipped we will be in order to learn a language no one else has ever learned. We are learning that God has placed an order even within languages; this is how we are able to learn these different languages. The purpose this ability is to ultimately translate God’s Word into that language so that another group of people can know God personally as their God, Lord, and Savior!
At our church in Kansas, there was a teen activity (fizz-feud) the weekend of (Oct. 13-15th) which brought many kids in from the community. The activities were fun, the food was delicious, and the messages brought from Brother Fischer were heavy. He focused on how everyone has a decision of where they will spend eternity (heaven or hell) and asked the kids which one will they will choose. Several kids professed a testimony of Salvation. Seth had the opportunity to talk with a kid named Christian, to see what he was challenged by from the messages and what he might have learned. The closing comments from Christian were, “Jesus is God’s gift to me for my Salvation” and he praised God and said “thank You God for your gift” (Jesus). Nicole blessed families by working in the nursery so that they could be involved with the “decision making” time after the messages.

