The apostle Peter admonishes Christians, \u201cYea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you\u201d <\/i>(1\u00a0Pet 5:5b\u20137).<\/p>\n

Humility is one of those things that sounds good on paper, but encountering it in daily life is a different story! Learning a second language is a humbling endeavor: every day we are (kindly) corrected dozens of times by (well-meaning) teachers, friends, and helpers. Even more often, we say something in Spanish and realize that it\u2019s incorrect and we should have said it another way. Countless other times we just don\u2019t even know what to say. It is a humbling process.<\/p>\n

Our personal heart idols of \u201cbeing right\u201d and \u201clooking smart\u201d and \u201cknowing\u201d are repeatedly smashed day after day. It is all part of God\u2019s gracious plan to work all things for our good\u2014producing Christlike humility in us.<\/p>\n

This coming month, we have the privilege of sharing our burden for northern Chile with our Spanish-speaking church here in Texas, Grace Baptist Mission, on March 26. Mark also has been graciously offered the opportunity to preach that Sunday morning (in Spanish). The weekend of April 6\u20139, we are looking forward to participating in a Missions Conference at the Church of the Open Bible<\/a> in Burlington, Massachusetts. We are looking forward to the time while praying for God-given strength and endurance for a long weekend of travel and ministry in the middle of our school schedule. Please pray with us and for us!<\/p>\n