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Hey guys,
We finished another "God's Design for Marriage" class this past Wednesday.  This one will always be special for us.  We got to be present for Britney's profession of faith and Salvation!  David's proposal of marriage to Britney! Doyle and Roxanne's wonderful transformation and understanding of God's design for their marriage! Joe and Cindy anxiously wanting to walk right and even begin marriage accountability groups. Anita and Christina learning their roles, Anita searching for God's will and Christina learning to witness and be "salt and light" and bring God into her husband's life. Pastor John coming in on our last night and sharing his testimony and leading us in a communion, reminding us that fellowship with the Lord is our first and best example of a God designed marriage!  But, for me personally, the growth of John and Brenda Fierro! Of all the couples that have come through our class, John and Brenda have exemplified and we can say "that their's is truly a God designed marriage." They have been such a blessing!
 
I want to thank God and you guys for giving Nicki and I the opportunity to "disciple" so many of our beloved.  Every person who has been "taught" by us has been an incredible blessing from God to us.  I've heard both of you say many times, "We teach what we need to learn" and we have experienced that first hand! 
 
I find that the most profound part of teaching a class is reading scripture out loud.  I've noticed this at home too.  When I read out loud, the Holy Spirit seems to open up a little bit of himself.  I can't really explain it…he touches my heart in a way, that when I've read the same scripture…sometimes several times to myself.. I don't get the same response.  I don't understand this.  When I read concerning the tongue in "Communication Pt II", James 3:9 which says: "With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God.", I understand that to mean the "forkedness" (if that's a word) of our tongue, and I get that.  But, reading it aloud caused me to contemplate three little words that have really stuck with me,  "similtude of God".  How often do we live our lives from day to day and forget such simple words?  The similtude of God.  The similtude of God. God forgive me if I ever take this for granted.  Anyway, I'm tearing up for some reason and am getting long.  What I wanted to say is simply.  "Thanks guys"
- Bruce