Berean School of Ministry

BSM Batch 22 Spoken Word Graduation Piece 

PECULIAR PEOPLE

My dreams are ceased by a peculiar people,

An assortment of   kings and shepherd boys,

Who birthed nations and slew giants

Hidden woman whose prayers unlocked the dead,

And unrefined fishermen  whose eloquence outshined 

the politicians of  Greece and Rome

These peculiar people  woo me with their  stories of war and glory

They tremble and whisper of Him,

The Ancient of Days, the Great I am, the Living God

Who so deeply touched  their souls,

That they surrendered life, home, flesh, blood, and bones for Him

And I want to see what they saw, I want to see what they saw,

What visions seared their minds, What  promise possessed them

So that every fear was replaced with  certainty  that made them stand

Unbending before  Pharaohs and Giants and Persians

Oh what bloomed so pure inside them, What kind of insanity led them to shout:

Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him, Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.

And I want to see what they saw, Now I see what they saw

It must be this – simply His desire,  the desire of a Father

Though King of the Universe, Possessor of  all things  

But wants  a people He can call His own

They saw Him, stoop  down, soil his hands with ground

Fearfully   form  man,   breathe His life to him – to  you and me

They saw the-  Creator, rightful owner, their   reasonable purpose

Deception, sin,  darkness halted  the beautiful journey

Again, They saw Him    bend, so so low, kiss this dust,

Wrapping himself with layer after layer of skin and flesh,

Eating the stench of mortality

Dying the painful, shameful death on the cross  for a people who needs mercy

They saw Him – the Redeemer,  their Deliverer,   their Lord

Oh, it must have been  this,

That possessed these men and women,

His desire for us to be a peculiar people,

Set apart for His very own  special possession.

 We wanted  to see what they saw,  And yes–we saw Him – wanting us

Calling us out of darkness into His marvelous light

Counting us   peculiar people.

The schoolyear 2013-2014 was a difficult year , made even worse by the subsequent results of the typhoon Yolanda. Yet 15 students made it though with great testimony and exemplary excitement to plant churches.

BSM Batch 22 get ready to travel to Dingle, Iloilo for their practicum in applying the SOS church planting system.

Ptr. Butch Bonilla is the guest minister on this week’s chapel time of BSM. Ptr. Butch who is currently the Sectional Presbyter of Eastern Capiz Section focused on “Love for Mission”. The secret to stay in the ministry according to Ptr. Butch who is now serving the Lord for more than a decade is sum up in this four letter word- LOVE. The unconditional love just like what Jesus has for us will help and sustain every ministers of the Lord to bear up under trials and challenges in the ministry. For nothing is too hard when we have the love of God in our hearts…

BSM 22 took the field for the first time. The students were deployed in Arnaldo Boulevard, Roxas City as part of their training on Evangelism. The one hour fieldwork garnered eleven good contacts and opened seven bible studies. Now, the students are looking forward to harvest more souls on the next target area…

Farm is happy to have Mrs. Kim Snider as guest teacher this year of Berean School of Ministry. The winsome and fun loving teacher taught Ephesians where she also gave out books which she authored.The students surprised Mrs. Snider and Mam Zeny Calusay on their final exam for a commendable performance. All team was prepared and displayed their teaching prowess and creativity. On the other hand, the students as well as some of the members of Farm and guests also benefitted from a two day Writers Class offered by Mrs. Snider, who is currently the Editor in Chief of Mom’s and M.I.P (Men in Progress) Magazines.