February was another great month for me as a Raleigh fellow. One of the highlights was the first weekend of February when we went on the church-wide men’s retreat in Wrightsville Beach. I found this to be a great way to meet a lot of the guys in the church that I might not have met otherwise. I thought our speaker, Thomas Dixon, delivered a great message and I really enjoyed discussing his talks with our small groups afterwards. We started a few new classes in February: Christ in culture with Nick Comiskey, inductive bible study with Eric Bolash, and world view with Scott Steele. Nick’s class is very intellectual and has led me to doing a lot of reflection and has also led to a lot of great discussions in class. Eric’s class has been really cool for me as I have been learning how to simplify bible verses, and how to break them down so they are easier to understand. Scott’s class has been very interesting, as we are learning about how the lens we see the world affects how we see everything and everything we do. One of the highlights in February for me was my birthday, because the rest of the fellows community made me feel loved and appreciated. I also really enjoyed going to Friday morning fellowship, which is the bible study that my host dad, Bo Batchelder, is in charge of. This was a really cool way to learn about God’s word and to hear different perspectives from all around the world. February was another great month for me in this program, full of unique experiences. I can’t believe that there are only two months left, but that means that I have to try and make the most of the time I have left here.