This was posted earlier this evening on Paradoxuganda- the blog of our former team leaders, Scott and Jennifer Myhre. We are thankful that the school is in such good hands, both divine and human. We rejoice in the good news of exam results! But perhaps even more we rejoice that CSB continues to be a place where kids have a chance to excel, where the staff are challenged to grow as teachers and as disciples of Christ. We rejoice that the Kingdom is pushing forward in a place of oppressive darkness and opposition. Please join us (and the team in Bundibugyo) in praying for the students and staff at CSB and for David and Annelise Pierce as they continue to pour out their lives to lead the school forward.
The 2009 school year begins tomorrow . . . and so tonight our WHM teamjoined the CSB staff for a prayer walk, bathing every corner of thecampus in praises and supplications. David shared a few words aboutthe faith of Caleb in the Bible, who was not intimidated by the giantsin the land of Canaan because he sensed God's power to be more real. Annelise kept us moving from dorm to dorm, classroom to classroom, insmall groups and then all together in a circle of prayer. We preparedthe way for the students by asking God to do great things: to protectfrom disease, to give a passion for learning, to provide adequatefood, to inspire teachers, to draw forth worship, to change lives. Itwas a beautiful tangible picture of our partnership, and a way for usto collectively acknowledge that like Caleb we know that the God weserve is the One who can bring true change to CSB.
And our vision of hope was boosted by the weekend's news of the OLevel exam results. Christ School emerged as the leader in Bundibugyoonce again, with 5 students in Division One and NO FAILURES. To putthat in perspective, we had 5 of the 8 division one scorers in thedistrict, but only 51 of the 435 students. That means a Bundibugyostudent at CSB was 8 times more likely to score in the top tier thanaverage. And in our district more than 10% of students fail, but noneof ours did. We still have a long way to go to meet the highestnational standards, but this was hopeful news.
And so we meet the new year. The giants in the land are real(alcoholism, abuse, cheating, mediocrity, rebellion). But the grape-cluster vision of what God can do makes it worth the risk to moveforward.
And our vision of hope was boosted by the weekend's news of the OLevel exam results. Christ School emerged as the leader in Bundibugyoonce again, with 5 students in Division One and NO FAILURES. To putthat in perspective, we had 5 of the 8 division one scorers in thedistrict, but only 51 of the 435 students. That means a Bundibugyostudent at CSB was 8 times more likely to score in the top tier thanaverage. And in our district more than 10% of students fail, but noneof ours did. We still have a long way to go to meet the highestnational standards, but this was hopeful news.
And so we meet the new year. The giants in the land are real(alcoholism, abuse, cheating, mediocrity, rebellion). But the grape-cluster vision of what God can do makes it worth the risk to moveforward.
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