Lesson 131 - "Gil Bates, Part 1: The Beginning of Our Story"

How do you support a family on a very small income? That is the question Gil Bates considered as his family began to grow. Gil recounts a few of the ways God provided for his growing family over the years. From job opportunities to vehicles, God always took care of the Bates family.

Joe Norvell had just graduated from public high school. He was the youngest child in his family—the last to finish high school, and he had no idea what to do next. His father asked him if he would be willing to enroll in ATI for just one year.

Nate and Laura Paine’s families met when the two children were eleven years old. The families kept in touch through the occasional update newsletters. Time passed. Then, at the wedding of Nate’s sister, they met again and God clearly began the process of bringing them together.

This is a message on God's timeless forgiveness. Everyone in God's school, even after being born again, knows the feeling of failure. But failing in God's school does not mean being expelled; the question is how we handle it.