This past week had its ups and downs. We’ve been thrilled as we’ve sensed God answering prayer that the Biblical values program would be established in the part of Kampala where we live. A couple churches and schools have expressed interest and seemed ready to move forward. This week we eagerly anticipated promoting the VOICE program at a large nearby church AND seeing the first Values Education Classes taught this week in one nearby school, Kiswa Primary School. However, both of those "fell into a heap"! Both were rescheduled for a later date. Mixed in with those disappointments was a misunderstanding with a volunteer that threatened to “ruin” some of the school plans; we praise God that has been ironed out. AND “out of the blue,” we discovered that some of the volunteers who had “committed” themselves to teach the Values Education Classes were “committed” to help with another training at Scripture Union this week that we had not heard about.
This morning was our weekly Bible Study Fellowship and
it focused on John 14. Referring to the first verse, "Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid," it was pointed out that “Worry is a choice. Choose
to stop being troubled. Choose to
replace worry with trust in God. Choose
to continue to trust in Jesus as Savior and Lord.” And then later in the chapter, Jesus offers
us His peace (John 14:27) which, as was pointed out, is available to us but we
must receive it through trusting Jesus with all that worries us. What an
excellent reminder for us this week! We are reminded that we are in a battle
for souls so we shouldn’t be surprised when the struggles come…but we are on
the winning side.
Lest we end this blog on a “down,” God provided a
Scripture Union staff to go with me last Wednesday to meet a new church leader
in a large nearby church. This leader seems
to genuinely want his staff and volunteers to be involved in teaching values
both in their own Christian School as well as in other nearby schools. The church is organizing/planning for a VOICE
Training for next month and plans are made to help teach Values at Kiswa
Primary. We look to “the Lord of the Harvest,” refuse to allow our hearts be troubled, and
receive Jesus’ peace as we wait for His to work in His time. Thanks for praying
for us and the work here.
Thanks for being real by sharing your disappointments and "down" moments. Yes, you (as God's ambassadors) are "in a battle for souls." I'm reading "Too Small to Ignore" by Wess Stafford. In it the former president of Compassion International writes, "...an invisible battle, a spiritual war, rages over each and every child. It...engages the full fury of hosts of both heaven and hell."
ReplyDeletePress on girls, those little souls are worth fighting for and you will never know, this side of heaven, what new soldiers God is raising up.