School Doors Wide Open
Opportunities continue to expand at the school that we are teaching Nursery 1 and 2, Primary 1 thru 6th, and now Junior High 1 and 2! In addition to Bible lessons, we are integrating English and exam taking skills as the Junior High classes are getting ready for exams to compete for entrance to Senior High schools. Leah and a Ghanaian evangelist are helping them prepare for this very important examination. Can you pray that each Junior Higher does well on their test?
A few weeks ago, I was prepared to teach the 3rd through 6th graders, but the headmistress had other plans. Arriving, she tells me that the two Junior High classes had not had any Bible instruction and asked me to teach them immediately—yikes, we American’s like to plan, prepare, and control our future! Well, I prepared to talk about Cain and Abel to younger kids, could I do it for 14 to 18 year olds? No, God impressed upon me that he wanted me to give the good news of Jesus Christ to these classes. I told the Ghanaian evangelist, who was with us and he agreed. He said that God has appointed me to teach that day, so I should present the gospel. The first time people hear the gospel, the table must be properly set!
So I started where God does, “In the beginning…”, continued with the uniqueness of the Bible (1500 yrs to come together, over 40 authors from 2 cultures, 3 language groups, who wrote 66 books that fit together with One Voice), and ending with the Bible’s central message: our sin separated us from our loving God, who has provided for a restored relationship through faith alone in Jesus Christ, mankind’s Lord and those that accept Him, Savior. We had been praying for an opening into these classes, but hadn’t been expecting such a sudden invitation. God timing and ways are perfect, who can know them? Well – seven of the nine students in the class raised their hands to indicate a commitment to Christ after the gospel presentation! Please pray for them and the over 100+ other children and four teachers now that have come to know Jesus!
It’s been amazing to join God in His work to reconcile these little ones to Him. What their outcome will be on this earth, I do not know and I am concerned. But for a fact, I know they and I will enjoy the majesty, power, and glory of God for eternity; thanks be to Jesus Christ.
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