Leadership Camp.

After nearly two years of building relationships, studying and getting to know our current grade 6 students, it has finally came down to that time of the year again were we as a school have to select our new leaders for next year. This year we held our leadership camp at the YWAM base and the training lasted for two days. This training was designed to build and evaluate the students based on servant hood characters, attitudes during challenges, teamwork and confidence. Our Theme was Becoming imitators of Christ which was based on Matthew 20:28. With the help of Katenda, who was our guest speaker and teacher, the Lord used his teachings to search our hearts and to humbly consider what a true leader ought to be like as we studied the life and the example of Jesus Christ, the greatest role model of servant-leadership.  This was also an opportunity for us the staff and speakers to serve and live out the very words we were teaching. Many of our students comes from broken homes or grew up with less-than-ideal role models and like many of us they bought into the lies of this world concerning leadership. Instead of serving, we want and sometimes demand to be served.

Of all the many camps I have been to as both a camper and a staffer, this one was one of my all-time favorite! It was more personal than any other camp I have ever attended and it felt much more like a family.  It was a dream come true or more of an answered prayer. I have hoped for so long to have all my children in one place with me, far away from the distractions and norms of their everyday lives. Many deeply appreciated and enjoyed a time away from home. Many were thankful to sleep in a bed alone for the first time and the girls dearly valued their first time of privacy. I personally loved the sense of family and valued it even more during meal times and devotions. I have so many highlights from this camp; every moment was really exciting beyond belief. We have been praying for God to rise up great leaders this year and trusted Him to point out those students during the camp and He surely did. He faithfully and clearly answered those prayers. Some of those students would probably not be many people’s first choice but their characters, practicing of the Word, their love and concern for others stood out clearly and not only during the whole training but also in the past one  year and ten months that I have known them personally. These are the kind of leaders we have been praying for. Though God specifically appoints certain people as leaders, the call to serving and imitating Christ applies to us all as Christians.

Team work projects

chapel

Snacks + friends

Games + challenges

Amazing Race.

Teachings

meal time

Presentations

The blue birds

The Dandelions

The Pink-arrows

Collecting firewood

The hike

catching the sunset.

My fellow chefs

Bonfire

Happy Twinzie Day!!

 It is so funny when you have people constantly coming to you and wanting to know what it is like to be a twin. We both get asked this question a lot. Honestly it is a difficult question to answer, because neither of us have really known what it is like to not be a twin.So we don't always have the best answer, it is pretty much like being asked what it is like to breathe and you kind of go like...wow! I have never actually thought of that!
First of all we are fraternal twins (in this case male and female) and yes we are really close. So far many people's first impression of us is either that we are dating or married. And once they find out that we are twins...first impression is normally SHOCKED!...and once they come out of that they start asking questions based on twin myths which sometimes leaves me wondering whether I am really a twin or not.
We are twins and that is true but we don't share illnesses or physical sensations in any way. In fact I have been really sick for the passed two days flu, headache and high fever while he (my twin brother) has been having the best health days of his life!
We don't think alike and I don't think people mix us up. We don't finish each other's sentences though we do sometimes experience our share of twin quirks. We have our own individuality and just simply being fraternal twins makes each one of us unique and special in his or her own way. Being a twin is a bond in itself. Being a twin is a blessing, it is like being born just with the kind of best friend you need by your side and as a friend once said..."until marriage do you part."
I know that it has only been two decades and a few more years but I am still amazed at how long and faithful God has carried us. It kind of felt like New Year's morning when I opened my eyes this day and I was filled with that special feeling of simply being aware of how long I have been alive/on earth. It is a gift from God. It is a gift of His Amazing Love and Grace to us. He has been really Good, therefore I will count my years and seasons of blessings because I know that I am going to miss this one day. I am going to wish these days hadn't gone by so fast for surely these are the Good days even though more is yet to come.( God willing)

Happy Birth day

Blowing out the last candle!

I am getting OLD!

Gift time1

Fellowship and Swallow-ship

The future Mrs and Mr Lodewyk

Mrs and Mr Josua

Moment with our younger brother Jason

Fellowship

 Games

Birthday Bubbles!

family

more family

Another August baby!

We all need a bit of encouragement

 I am sharing this quote by Amy Carmichael, one of my spiritual heroes because it encouraged me this morning.


“Nothing will matter to me again except the things that are eternal.”
 Amy Carmichael

Honestly that is a hard creed to live by but with God’s help He is able to change our hearts and align it with eternal priorities. Some times all He ask of us is to simply be faithful with whatever He has entrusted to us. Our daily bread. Whether it may be studies, family, job...it should all be done with the aim of changing this world for the glory of God. Temporal pursuit causes us to waste our lives on things that are meaningless in light of eternity.  But we are not called to do this in our own strength, because it is impossible. The power to fulfill all that God has called us to is found in Christ Jesus our King, the Father, who is the source of all things.

Moral Values.

We live in a world obsessed with personal value. What people do depends on their personal values, but since everyone's values are different, there seems to be no standard by which we must all live.
Homes and communities continues to fail every day the more we deny our need for God and to live right. They crumble the moment we think we can set our own rules for our lives and we will fail in developing respectful, obedient and responsible citizens. For this week's chapel, we had Jerald come in and share more on this subject. The importance of moral value and character based on 1 Corinthians 13 and Mathew 7:12.
 The beauty of Christianity is the fact that it goes beyond all other religions in that it is more than just a system of do’s and don’ts; it is a relationship with the living God through His Son, Jesus Christ. A Christian’s set of moral values go beyond society’s mores and selfish instincts.  Every act of obedience is based on love and a desire to please God. Whether we believe it or not moral values, directly or indirectly, affect everything we do in life. We divided the students in to 8 groups and each group had to come up with different moral values that they were taught at home and school and how they live that out practically in every area of their lives.

The Sky-blue team

The Golden Tigers

The Pink Arrows

The Classic Greens

Group Discussions

Presentations

Bamwemwa

Dancing on: You are my King (Amazing Love)

More on Amazing love.

Extra love and hugs from Bibi.