Hey peeps

School here is going well. Theres quite a bit of work to do but I knew that coming into the course. We're going through our fifth book of the Bible now which is Galations. I'm really getting a lot out of it I feel. In a couple of weeks we are getting one of the leading historians of the Old Testiment Dr. Ronald Youngblood who will be speaking on Exodus! He helped translate the NIV Bible. I'm pretty excited for that. A recent teaching that has struck me most is that the Law given to Abraham was never ment to be completely fullfilled and actualy showed a need for a savior. Also that Abraham was considered righteous before the law came to be so the law itself does not make one righteous. SO COOL! Anyways, I'll give you another update on my life soon,

Curtis

ALOHA!

Hello everyone! Just thought I would let people know that I have arrived safely and without incident to Honolulu. My School of Biblical Study is a very intense course as I am finding out. It's also a very exciting course and I'm learning a lot. I never knew how much you could get out of the book of Philemon. I'm seriously amazed. The school is going well though, and I think we have a good group of people.

So while thinking of possible outreach locations the other day, India popped into my head. This was a bit strange because all my other ideas before had been locations in the South Pacific. So I wrote it down in my Sudoku book.So I asked God to confirm India if he wanted me to go there. Later that night while with Kat, she asked if I wanted to go to India. That confirmed it for me, so now I am hoping and praying that enough funds come in for this outreach.

Please pray for funding to come in and that planning goes well for outreach. Also pray that I am able to keep up with the work load of SBS.

Thank you to everyone praying for and supporting me. It really means a lot.

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I have a few seconds.....

....so I thought I would update you on what has happened lately. After Surabaya we went back to Bali for defriefing in the famous Kuta beach. Last night we left for Guam where we will be until the morning of the sixth. From there we will fly back to Hawaii where we will graduate, then I am finally coming back home! See you all very soon!

Curt

Surabaya

Hello Everyone!

We made it to Surabaya in Java safely last week. We have done some work with street kids in the slums which has been pretty cool.

My birthday was on the 19th and it was an awesome day, followed by an awesome party a few days later.

Please keep praying for our team. Thanks and I will see you all soon!

Curtis West

Hey Everyone!

Just thought I would let you know that we are heading to Surabaya in Java tomorrow afternoon. Please pray for safe travels on our fourteen hour journey. We will be there a total of two weeks. It is a Muslim island and we will be staying with the YWAM base in Surabaya. Thank you all for your continued support!

Curt

Lovina Living

Today we found out that we will be staying in Lovina for the next ten days. This is cool because we have made some really good friendships here. Chris and Casey our leaders felt like we are meant to stay here until the eleventh. The local people are happy to here the news and it's nice that we've been here so long because they don't try to sell us stuff anymore. A couple of days ago we had a kid's day where we set up games for all the kids on the beach. Yesterday we were able to do a performance in one of the popular bars here in Lovina. Bronson played his guitar and sang mainstream and worship songs. The girls also performed a hula set to a worship song. It was fun because some of us invited the friends we have made and I feel that it was a good fellowship time. Tonight our entire team is going to a friend's house where he is cooking duck for us and will also perform a Balinese dance for us with his troop.

Please pray for big things to happen while we are here in Lovina because I know it is very possible.

So yesterday we officaly started our friendship ministry, talking to all of the vendors and their kids. It's kind of cool because the days we are here are the days that the children have off from school. Their parents make them try and sell in this time, but we have been talking with them, playing with them, and making sure they have a good break. I think this idea of really getting to know the people is a new idea for some of the other tourists.

In getting to know the people a bit, they tell oyu that they are Hindu, but I have yet to meet any devout Hindus. Some of us have had amazing oppertunities to share the gospel with these people: one girl talked with a local for about an hour about Jesus, Bronson's tatoos are always a good conversation starter scince the locals are always the first to ask what they mean, yesterday some girls got to pray for a woman who said her husband was in hospital, etc. Myelf, I have been going along with Bronson and Markus talking with the watch salesmen, with Gidi at the store we get our water from and our laundry done at, and eating dog with a tattoo artist around the corner from the hotel. I feel like we have been a positive influence in the city of Lovina and I hope that we can make a real impact tht lasts on it in the short time we are here.

Curtis