Primary Passion: A New Generation

When in 2006 we began to organize fellowships in the secondary schools under the umbrella of the Scripture Union here in Yei, we deliberately sidestepped the primary schools.

Though primary schools then and even now, have many teenagers as students, we felt a greater need to engage the secondary schools first.

Today, most of the secondary schools have pretty well organized SU fellowships holding weekly meetings and some twice a week.

I had my eye on the primary schools on this trip but unknown to me, some students of Kinji Primary some of whom are members of our church here had started the SU fellowship in their school last term.

I went there last Friday to fellowship with them and it was a blast of fun. When their leader announced, “We’re not happy because we have a visitor among us but we are happy because Jesus is here…” I couldn’t hold back my tears of joy. At this young age, they’ve understood it’s all about Master Jesus.

Fellowship ended and I called the leaders together to encourage them. When I said, “I think you should plan to assist other brethren in primary schools around start their fellowships too…” They all roared with joyous laughter and chorused, “We just agreed in our meeting TODAY to start that.” I encouraged them we should all take time to pray together about how and where to start as it was obvious to us all that God was leading the way.

But they didn’t tell me they’d prayed and finalized their strategies to commence fellowship planting this week. So when I visited their school yesterday, which incidentally is next to our base, I was told by some of their teachers, “Oh, those of Jacqueline and Naphtali have gone to Emmanuel Primary…” I imagined they’d gone to pray there, as Emmanuel Primary was nearby and is one of the targeted schools for an SU fellowship. I went after them.

I arrived as the first SU fellowship in Emmanuel model Primary school was in the middle of a white-hot praise session with over 70 kids. I bowed to Abba and thanked Him, “Your footsteps are in the waters, who can track You?” “Thank You!” These kids did their thing. Kids to kids at their level. The video clip above captured a few moments.

One of the boys from Kinji Primary, Naphtali, in P.7 went on a 2days dry fast that ended three days ago. Why? He’s praying that their Headmaster would allow for 15mins of preaching during the school’s daily morning assembly. He plans to see the man soon. Abba smiles; please smile too and pray along. This is the Kingdom in primary tsunami power. The gates of hell CANNOT…

Author: Uche Izuora

I'm inspired by God’s passion for His name in every generation, which provokes global worship through Jesus Christ. Becoming an emotionally healthy and transformative disciple, I aim to mobilize the Church to engage in cross-cultural missions and raise other like-minded disciples who discover themselves in Christ and seek to present and represent Him as Savior and Lord among the nations northward of Uganda. View all posts by Uche Izuora