Survived my first week of teaching--Praise Jesus!

Dear Friends and Family,

Well, i survived my first week of teaching. What a week it was! I absolutely love my classes, especially Intro. to Old Testament. This class is composed of both MA and BA students, all of which seem very excited about studying God's word--so much so that many students stayed after class yesterday to continue discussing Genesis 3--this was after 3hrs together. These guys and gals are hardcore. I must mention how thankful i am for OT scholar, M. Kline. His works have inspired my lectures greatly. I was a bit concerned with my Hebrew students after our first day together. They were terrified by the Hebrew alphabet--I told them to quit whimpering and to get tough--just kidding. We had our first quiz yesterday, and the students to very well. In this class i have three french speakers, however, they seem to be able to follow the lectures very well so far. I must tell you guys about a crazy incident i had earlier this week. A massive group of lil turteheads (mostly 5 and 6 yr olds) followed me hope this past Monday. I told them that i could not play due to the amount of work i had to do in preparation for the next day's classes. They wouldn't listen, and thus began the chaos. I happen to have this massive fruit producing plant in my front yard which caught the kids' eyes. They poured through my fence and literally begin diving into the plant (lil pirates). This began a game which consisted of me picking up kids over my head and throwing them (just kidding, gently setting them) over my fence. After about 30 minutes of this I realized my great need to get inside and begin studying. So what did i do? I released Scamp, my wild dog, who quickly devoured 5 of the children. In all honesty this game continued for about an hour until both myself and the kids were exhausted--i'd like to say that i was victorious, but my naked plant is evidence of their vicotry. Again, i greatly appreciate everyone who is praying for me--God has been very good to me, as He always is, even in the midst of suffering. Please continue to pray for my Hebrew students. We had a good first week together, but as some of you know, it will continue to get more and more difficult as we progress. I am so thankful to be here in Cameroon and look forward to the weeks ahead. Tomorrow is week 2 of tournament football (soccer). It's on!

For His glory,

Chris Taylor