After a year of preparation we arrived at the school, unsure
what to expect but we were greeted so warmly by 700 students singing songs of
thanks.
On the 1st of September 2003 the school was opened with only
2 children, by December this number had grown to 40. It went on to be
registered in 2004. It has continued to grow at a great rate and today the
school has just over 700 children, 33% being orphans.
The two week program that our team had prepared consisted of
Bible talks, memory verses, games, craft, Bible studies and songs of praise to
our great God. At the end of the time with the students, with the help of Bible
League International, each student was presented with a brand new New Testament
and the teachers received a full Bible.
During our stay we had many of the teachers and students
tell us how much they appreciated these Bibles. One of the primary school
teachers told us that she was not able to afford a Bible and was so excited to
now have one to keep.
Teaching these students the good news of Jesus Christ was
fantastic. The tears they shed when saying goodbye was a sign that our visit was
not a waste of time.
But seeing the look on their faces at the end of the week
when we reached into our box and pulled out a Bible for each of them is
something that I will never forget. Even though our stay with these beautiful
students was a short one, we have left them something that is eternal and
that is the message of Christ Jesus. I praise God for this opportunity and
praise God for Bible League International!
Bible League International operates through partnerships within Zambia.
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