U Ee our contact took a simple idea and created huge results. There is one high school for Ampil and surrounding villages
this side of the river. That means if you are on one side of the land you will
travel up to 20+ km each way to school each day. This isn’t done in your brand
new Accord driving highway speeds but rather on a run down bicycle with no
brakes on a dirt road. This can take several hours. For example it took U-ee
and I 30 minutes on a motorbike to go just the 10km from his house to the
school.
The high school breaks for 3 hours in the middle of the day
for children to go home for lunch. This only works if you live close to the
school but what do you do if it took you 3 hours to get to school in the
morning? U-ee decided to change this. He got some funds together and rented a
house near the school. He welcomed in the students that had nowhere else to go
and would teach them English and how to type during lunch. As the students
would ask and wonder he would tell them about Jesus.
The first year went well but when it came time to renew the
lease the owner would not let them renew it because he didn’t like the noise
that the students made while coming and going. This left U-ee with no place to
rent. This did not discourage him though. He just thought outside the box. He
raised some more money and bought a very small piece of property literally in
the middle of a sugarcane field. There was nothing there but dirt when he
bought it. The first class of students worked really hard to build a shack,
water well and bathroom so the property would be useable. The first 15 students
are all Christians now and have graduated from high school. Every one of them
moved on to higher education, 10 of which are in Bible school! The coolest part
is that the ministry continues to renew itself every year. There is a new class
of 12 students. Only two of which are currently Christians. I had the opportunity to go and teach
these students during their lunch and I have faith that through the love from U
Ee they too will see Jesus’ love.
Simple idea, huge results!
