Next Week??

More than a year ago Beth and I made a courtesy call to the Child Development Office of a major Christian University to the east of Kampala. At that time we talked about the possibility of some of their students teaching Values. This meeting led to drafting a Concept Paper…which seemed to get lost once or twice. We sincerely doubted that anything would ever happen. But Beth urged us to follow-up yet once again. So a date was set this last Monday to meet together.

The Scripture Union (SU) National Director and Beth (the previous National Director) plus two other SU Staff joined the meeting yesterday. We met with three of the team who lead the Child Development and spend all morning and lunch time together. The result of this meeting was a wide door with immediate action desired. The SU National Director sees this as a huge opportunity and quickly agreed that we would train the 38 students in this Course…for three full days NEXT WEEK! The university professors took the responsibility to find schools where these students can then teach the Values Classes as part of their course. I could hardly get my head around what I was hearing…next week is already overflowing with two trainings plus we’re into the thick of publishing…but “no” was not an option!

And then, of all things, the Dean of the university “just happened” to drop in and eagerly listened to the plans giving his hearty approval. He then proposed that following the pilot test, training others to teach values can be carried to other areas of the campus. Needless to say this is a huge responsibility…and opportunity! Please pray as we make adjustments to put together something to effectively equip these students to reach out to nearby schools…not just to meet a new course requirement but also to bring transformation to the lives of many students as they are introduced to the Bible and God’s standard of righteousness.