June is a big month for us. We have completed Camp Hensel, papers have been written, exams have been taken, and sermons have been preached. June 29 is our formal graduation ceremony. Eight students will walk across the stage and move on to new opportunities and challenges in the Kingdom. Five of our graduates have been hired to serve in various ministry roles. Our ladies will take what they have learned and put it into practice right away by teaching other ladies and in children’s classes.
These graduates have studied the English Bible, been introduced to the original languages, memorized important places, dates, and people, preached dozens of sermons, read and reported on various books, led Bible studies, visited widows and shut-ins, and much, much more. They will not graduate with all the answers, but we hope they know what questions to ask. They have learned in the classroom and outside of it. And now, they are ready to get to work.
After graduation, we will have the month of July “off” to rest and ready ourselves for the first Sunday in August, when we look forward to welcoming a new crop of incoming students. During that time, our staff will be out preaching and teaching, our returning students will be filling various pulpits, and our incoming students will be out raising funds. Please keep the staff and student body of SWSBS in your prayers as we finish this year and look forward to next year.