They Kept Coming….

Just before dawn on June 6 we both heard light rain on our roof.  “Could it be that God will give us a smaller number due to weather?!”  But as the day dawned, slowly some blue sky could be seen behind clouds.  Praise God the cloud cover made for a cooler/comfortable day and without another drop of rain.  This greatly assisted the majority who came by public transportation. When we arrived at 7:35 a.m. Saturday, we found some Scripture Union (SU) staff members there and even a delegate from a distance away. As we set up under the SU tent and arranged two other rooms for break-out sessions, participants began arriving and our good team of volunteers were soon registering them, making name tags, and getting a set of curriculum for each according to their choice—Lower Primary, Upper Primary, or Secondary…and serving them tea, bread, and bananas. What a delight to see some we had been in touch with actually come including some church leaders, key children’s workers, and even a Kampala political “counselor” who loves the Lord and wants to use her influence to facilitate the teaching of godly values in the schools in her area of jurisdiction. The Scripture Union Uganda Director, Dickens, brought a strong word from 2 Timothy 2:1-7 for volunteers enduring hardness for the Lord Jesus and the pressing need in the Nation for godly values to be taught. We divided into the three age groups with each of us and other volunteers facilitating.  Participants kept coming until our total of participants and volunteers reached nearly 100!  Yes, the last in the lunch line got “modest” portions.  Highlights include two participants “eating out of Ruth’s hand” as she explained the VOICE Africa program—obviously excited with the potential of making a difference in Primary and Secondary schools. And then a question as we urged them to consider implementing the program during the 3^rd term this year which begins in September…one asked “Can we start earlier than that?” Another sharp children’s worker commented, “We now have curriculum to teach Values in our schools, thank you!”  By the time the tent was down, chairs were returned, and the monies balanced and bills paid, we were tired…but overflowing with such joy to see God at work and to be a small part of what He is doing here in Uganda…which would not be possible without those who pray and send us here.