{"id":201,"date":"2009-03-15T15:19:58","date_gmt":"2009-03-15T22:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/warriorshepherd.com\/blog\/?p=201"},"modified":"2009-03-15T15:19:58","modified_gmt":"2009-03-15T22:19:58","slug":"spain-the-beginning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/warriorshepherd.com\/blog\/spain-the-beginning\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain The Beginning."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Here&#8217;s a blog from one of our first students, Sean Smith.\u00a0 You can check out the original, plus the rest of his story, at http:\/\/seansmith.theworldrace.org .\u00a0 Sean&#8217;s an awesome Man of God, and I&#8217;m glad to have him on our side! \/\/Dave<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<span class=\"ArticleBody\"><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-color: #000000;\" src=\"http:\/\/seansmith.theworldrace.org\/blogphotos\/theworldrace\/seansmith\/%2811of_8%29.jpg\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"398\" align=\"right\" \/><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">I<\/span>&#8216;ve been in Spain two weeks now and I&#8217;m already in love.<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">T<\/span>he physical beauty of the land and culture is breathtaking.\u00a0 As I&#8217;ve walked around the towns on the coble stone streets I think to my self &#8220;I&#8217;m so fortunate, how did I come to be here!?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">I<\/span>&#8216;m overwhelmed with thankfulness to God, my family, and friends who have supported me!\u00a0 In a weird way I feel at home all over again.\u00a0 This season feels a bit different than any past season in my life.\u00a0 It feels like I&#8217;m being prepared.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"> T<\/span>he G42 Leadership School is not just a bible school.\u00a0 It&#8217;s composed of a few main pillars: servant-hood, leadership, community, and biblical teaching.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">I <\/span>feel privileged to have the opportunity to learn from the men and women who have come to teach and pour into us.\u00a0 Our classes are heavy and full of information. I&#8217;ve already learned so much.<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">N<\/span>ot only do we study together but we also live together.\u00a0 We serve one another and the community around us.\u00a0 It&#8217;s really all about loving God and then loving everyone else around us.\u00a0 It&#8217;s awesome!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" longdesc=\"http:\/\/seansmith.theworldrace.org\/admin-edit-entry-cute.asp?xAction=add\" src=\"http:\/\/seansmith.theworldrace.org\/blogphotos\/theworldrace\/seansmith\/%288of_8%29.jpg\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" width=\"292\" height=\"199\" align=\"left\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">I<\/span>n addition to my studies I&#8217;ll be doing a few other things. I&#8217;ll be traveling to a few other countries in Europe to help with the WorldRace as teams pass through Europe.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll be focusing on leadership development and simply serving.\u00a0 I&#8217;m very excited!\u00a0 My first stop is Romania at the end of the month.\u00a0 Additionally I&#8217;ll be doing some video production for the G42 Leadership School, putting a few videos together to be put on the web.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">I<\/span> hope to make a few personal videos each month as well; just to share about my time and etc.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">M<\/span>uch love to you all, thanks for following me!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a blog from one of our first students, Sean Smith.\u00a0 You can check out the original, plus the rest of his story, at http:\/\/seansmith.theworldrace.org .\u00a0 Sean&#8217;s an awesome Man of God, and I&#8217;m glad to have him on our side! \/\/Dave I&#8216;ve been in Spain two weeks now and I&#8217;m already in love. 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