Sunday, October 12, 2014

When Rebecca began attending seminary in Fort Worth, she needed a job and wanted to do something ministry-centered.  She found herself on the “Tillie Tour” one Sunday morning.  After seeing the different Bible Studies, she spoke with Tillie one-on-one.  She knew that the amount of money that Mission Arlington® could offer would not cover her expenses, but that mattered very little.

She showed up to work the next day and has stayed for sixteen years. God had other plans for how to pay for Rebecca’s living expenses, and he did it by freeing her to focus on the ministry.

Rebecca was assigned to a North Arlington apartment complex.  Initially, she didn’t see how she fit at that complex as she didn’t speak the same language as most of the residents.  She says it was a spiritually dark place.  The majority of the teenagers were in gangs and had no interest in church, but Rebecca stayed put.

Slowly, Rebecca built relationships with the people, starting with a Sunday Bible Study and an afterschool tutoring program.  Eventually, she began an ESL class for the adults and, when she had picked up at little Spanish, she invited the adults to a mid-week Bible Study in their own language.

Now, through God’s grace, this apartment community is completely different.  The mothers stop by to chat with Rebecca during tutoring.  The teenagers hang out with Rebecca on Friday nights volunteering at Mission Arlington® and learning about God’s word.

When she is not at the apartments, Rebecca writes curriculum that Mission Arlington® Bible Studies, and churches in other states and countries, use.  All the curriculum is available here, and, soon, will be indexed in a new way.  It will be easier to find the exact topic or lesson you need.  Check back soon to explore this new feature.