Courage is God's power to overcome our fear.
To be honest I was
a bit uneasy about teaching over 40 Ugandan students and teachers in the
dormitory today. Though I've taught David and Goliath before, I'm never sure
how the message will communicate cross-culturally. But as I anxiously walked
into the dormitory, I remembered that this was the point of the character
lesson, that is, God gives us the power to overcome fear. As someone once said,
"The Word has to speak to you before you can share it with others."
And so Jon and I led the Character Formation Project (CFP) with the boys at
CCLS. With the help of Pastor Charles, who translated for us, we told the story
of David and Goliath and studied David's identity, purpose, and performance
(IPP) and then reflected on our own IPP. We shared the IPP posters Mr. Fiala
created for us and discussed the "Goliaths" in our lives and how God
enables us to overcome our fear. I was really impressed by the focus and
engagement of the students.
I enjoyed meeting Charles and Irene, the two students that the
Compass Kids in St. Louis sponsor. I shared the drawings that the St. Louis
kids prepared for them and shared our love for them. We played with the
parachute, Legos, and made paper airplanes for the kids. Meanwhile, Katie
and Violet gathered information for children for sponsorship. In the group was a
family of four children, the oldest 9 years old. Their father had died and mother
abandoned them. They are now being taken care of through CCLS Uganda. God grant
them courage!
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