The Beginnings Welcome to the Next Ten Months Hello Dear Friends, I want to start by saying that I am so thankful for the generosity and love that I have been shown at the beginning of this journey. God has blessed me so richly with amazing friends and family ,and I just wanted to let all of you know that I do not take those things for granted. Starting Out I have been an apprentice for a total of twelve days now, and I am already seeing the ways that God is molding me and preparing me for what is to come. Our first class for the apprenticeship is an introduction to the Old Testament, which involves reading the Old Testament in its entirety back to back. God is revealing so much about his nature and grace to me through these texts, and reminding me that I can put my faith in him. This is summed up in a verse I read about God saving Hagar and her son in Genesis 16:13. The verse says, “She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: ‘You are the God who sees me,’ for s