Thursday, March 19, 2015

Para-church Youth Ministry...Uganda style.

Today we had many many many many many visits (yes 5) with various groups and saw some wonderful people and tremendous W.V. work! The one I will share is our visit to a Primary School (grades 1-7).  It is near the Koro ADP.  We arrived during a break in classes so many students were on the grounds. Then we gathered outside at the back edge of the school grounds under some shade... It was 99 ish AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL degrees today!  Once we gathered we were joined by about 40  students ages 10-15.  They were a part of the Scripture Union Club at this particular school.  Imagine a mix of Bible Drill teams and Teen CBS right on the campus of a middle school.  And, Scripture Union Clubs are international.

We were introduced to their leader, Kenneth, who shared about how the group works within the school. The school is a government funded school. So it is totally voluntary to join S. U. Club.
Then we were treated to a few students sharing a memory verse: John 14:6.  They also shared the difference God had made in their lives as they were faithfully in Scripture, singing praise songs, praying for miracles, and testifying that Jesus is Lord!

The highlight of this visit was a skit about 15 of them had developed and performed for us.  It was based on Matthew 25.  It was awesome!  These students really seemed to understand the gospel.

They were being salt and light for Jesus on their campus.  They impressed and encouraged our whole team and as a youth pastor, I was so blessed to see them living their faith in such open and creative ways.

We encouraged them to keep running after Jesus and to always make disciples even when things are difficult.

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