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| Some of the Ugandan students |
Most of us have our minds set on certain issues as
conditioned by our worldview and culture. When Doug was in Uganda recently, Eva Ssemango, wife
of Pastor Edward who leads the first Vineyard in the country, remarked to him, “This
course has opened our minds. We are
having to change the way we think about the Bible.” Immediately Doug thought of
Luke 24:45 which says that when the
resurrected Jesus was in the upper room with the disciples he “opened their
minds so that they could understand the Scriptures.”
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| Eva (in yellow) |
An authentic encounter with Scripture is meant to change our thinking and alter our journey of faith. Eva disciples and mentors many ladies and talked about how what she is learning has had immediate application on what she is teaching the ladies.
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| Cooking lunch |
As Doug watched the ladies cook lunch, it occurred to him that our theological thinking so often depends on what we have already put in our pot (read "mind"). We are attempting to teach theology brewed in an African pot.
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| Godfrey and Daniel |
Regardless of our age, we all have something to learn and pray that Jesus "opens our minds" and hearts to learn. Godfrey, who is twenty-two and Daniel, who is fifty-five, were our youngest and oldest students. Both attacked their studies with equal fervor.
Please pray:
As we seek to register VSM Africa with the Kenyan Government
As we build the Board of VSM Africa
As we meet with John Neate, a strategic planner from the UK
As we continue to solidify the Uganda campus
