Learning together

The past two weeks have been absolutely incredible. I had eight students, all CEF® workers, from Europe, Asia and the Middle East who took part in the Design Software Course. They were a great group, full of fun and laughter. We took a trip to a large print shop where they could see how products are printed. There were also a very inquisitive group, and I got a chance to learn alongside them. We had workers from Austria, France, Ireland, Jordan and a closed country. Sam Beck, a co-worker from Kilchzimmer and Andrea Weir, a volunteer with the Multimedia Department also joined in and were wonderful students. Because of safety issues for several of the students, I had to digitize their faces in the photos. Please pray for these students who will be having a huge impact for Christ among the children around the world!

Brent helping Ojini, from Jordan. Photos by Tim Shirey.

Planning, Preparations & Prayers

Whew, it's been a crazy week, and it's only going to get crazier. I'm in the middle of preparing for a new design software course, which starts on Sunday evening. The last time I taught one of these courses was two years ago. Back then, we focused entirely on the Adobe Creative Suite, CS. This time, I'll be teaching CS3, which includes InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat and includes seminars on the printing process, simple design techniques and working with a printer. My co-worker, Tim, will be teaching seminars on photography and Adobe Bridge. We'll also be visiting a print shop. Since changing software versions, there's a lot of changes and updates to the classes, handouts and exercises.

Tim and I would really appreciate your prayers for wisdom, strength, good health and endurance over the next two weeks. We still have lots of planning to do and many preparations to make. Please also pray for the eight students who, Lord-willing, will be attending. This has the potential to reach many more children with the Gospel!

Photo courtesy of stock.xchng/Majoros Attila.