Shoyge Primary and Secondary School

This was an amazing moment, as some would say, a big deal.  Some of our group attended the 6 hour Dedication of Shogye Primary and Secondary school.  A family in our Church made a generous donation that built this school in an area of Rwanda in much need of such an institution, one that is and will teach young people how to become teachers themselves.  Besides the some 500 attendees, the Rwanda State Minister of Primary and secondary Schools spoke, as did the Anglican Bishop of the Area, the mayor, many students, and others. We also had a ribbon cutting and were surprised when they unveiled a pillar thanking First United Methodist Church of Mansfield for this school that included a large cafeteria where the dedication service was held, a large kitchen, many classrooms, and multiple dorm rooms.  It was an amazing campus already in operation.  Of course at the dedication it was God that we thanked.   I had the unexpected honor of speaking at the dedication as well as praying the dedication prayer, with interpreter (The pastor standing beside me).  It was quite a day as we celebrated with dancers, drums, and music.  My message was simple, this school was God’s idea and in God’s heart long before it was built with God’s money, money that for a season was in the hands of a Christian family, then in the hands of His Church, and now coming to life in the lives of children.  It was nice to be a small part of such a community transforming institution.  It is honor for me to be a part of a Church family with a heart so generous that it reaches in Jesus’ name to the heart of Rwanda, a generosity that will be experienced by Children for years to come.  Who knows, it might be that one day a graduate of this school will lead the nation of Rwanda.

Category: Africa