An Excited Church

Although it was with some trepidation that Ruth and I joined our colleague Beth to share the ministry of Scripture Union/VOICE Africa at St Stephen’s Kisugu Church this past Sunday, we soon found ourselves enjoying the new experience and were filled with joy at the obvious excitement as people chatted with us following each of the three services. Beth used Deuteronomy 6 and Mathew 7 to focus on the urgency of passing on Godly values to the next generation. She asked Ruth to give a brief testimony of how she came to Christ as a young child followed by a super short sample of a VEC (Values Education Class). I was asked to help with the Children’s Time by using Ernie…not once but four times before our 10-hour ministry came to a close!

The lead Pastor of the Church and his wife are long-time friends of Beth; they bonded more than two decades ago during their time of studying at Wheaton Grad School in the U.S. At the close of each service, the Pastor strongly encouraged his people to volunteer to teach Values in the schools they are connected with; one member told us they have ministry in 16 schools! At first the pastor promised to sponsor 10 people from his Church to attend the June 6 Training and later he raised it to 20 people; it seems that at least that many people indicated their desire to be involved! He and his wife also warmly extended hospitality by serving us a delicious lunch and allowing us to meet others from his family. We pray for God’s plan as we anticipate volunteers from his church (and other churches) getting involved in passing on God’s Values to the next generation through the schools…that is something to be excited about!