Dear Saints,
I am undergoing attempt # 2 at sending an email to let you know how I am doing here at NTBI. Although this time, I am taking a leaf out of Emmerick’s book and typing it out in Microsoft Word first. This way, if my internet stops working, my email will not be lost again.
I am doing well here at New Tribes. I am loving it and learning so much that I wouldn’t even know where to begin if I were to try and tell you. I have had many good classes so far, some of them being Romans, Hebrews, II Corinthians, and Family Relationships. Just today I have started 3 new classes for the next 15 days: Pneumatology (study of the Holy Spirit), Angelology (study of angels, demons, and Satan), and Soteriology (study of salvation). We just went over the introductions today, but I can already tell that I am going to love these classes and that they are going to be really interesting.
God has been teaching me SOOOOO much stuff this semester, through good experiences, bad experiences, classes, and the great people He has surrounded me with here at school. He has taught me a lot this semester between STP, classes, and bible studies about my Position in Christ and the extent at which that covers. He has taught me more fully about my death to sin through Christ and that sin (“King Sin” as my Romans teacher calls it) has no power over me anymore. I don’t know about you, but the knowledge of that just knocks me off my feet. He is so glorious! I have been learning in one of my bible studies about appropriation and what that really means. My leader described it as being in a room full of shelves with awesome, new things that are mine. The next step for me to do is to accept that it is mine and take it off the shelf and use it. That illustration really put it into perspective for me.
God has been working on my heart lately, so that I will choose to step out in faith and use the things He has already blessed me with. Mind blowing! Since I have arrived here at school my brain has felt like a water-logged sponge. I always feel like I can absorb anymore, but He keeps working on me and helping me to grasp so many things. I know that without Him, I would never have been able to grasp anything from His word.
Well, those are just a few of the major things God has taught me this semester. I am not even going to get into what God has convicted me of when we went through Romans 13 ; ) . I hope and pray that you are all well and look forward to seeing you. If any of you have any questions for me, please, feel free to contact me by my email (CMKMacAuley@gmail.com). I also LOVE getting mail through the post. If any of you would feel led to drop me a note or something (like food? Haha, Just Kidding!!), my address is:
Colleen (Callie) MacAuley
1210 E. Michigan Ave. #132
Jackson, MI 49201
Thank you so much for supporting me in my journey as I walk with God! I really appreciate your prayers and support.
Prayer Requests:
† I owe about $1000 on my school account for the rest of the semester. So far God has provided everything I have needed, and I ask that you pray with me that He will provide that last amount of money. I can pay for none of it myself. Praise Him that He has gotten me this far!
† That my laptop will either get fixed and get a new battery, or that I can somehow get a new laptop altogether. It has been rather hindering this semester and just keeps getting worse.
Again, thank you all so much! I am so thankful that God has blessed me with all of you in my life to support and encourage me.
P.S. Please feed my fish. (below)
