Lutheran Heritage Foundation:
THE WORD AT WORK
Volume 28 Number 4 ■ July/August 2021
UGANDA: IN CATECHISM, HOLY SPIRIT PLANTS FAITH Near the center of the African continent, nestled below South Sudan sits Uganda, a country just a bit smaller than the state of Oregon. Within Uganda’s borders, more than 5,000 children attend Lutheran schools each day. Through the faithful mission gifts of countless LHF supporters, these students - who come from Lutheran, Catholic, Anglican and even Muslim homes - are learning who the one true God is by studying Luther’s Small Catechism, sent to them by the Lutheran Heritage Foundation in partnership with Concordia Publishing House. “When students study the Small Catechism, they don’t remain the same,” said Rev. Raymond Kaija, dean of the Midwestern Deanery of the Lutheran Church of Uganda (LCU). “Their faith is strengthened. They become God-fearing
children who are able to treat their fellow students with love and respect.” On average, the LCU has about 250 students at each of its 34 primary schools and one high school. Because Uganda has over 50 different languages, the school teaches in English. While the schools function to teach young Ugandans the basics of reading, math and science, there can be no doubt that LCU’s Lutheran schools function as a mission outreach as well. Rev. Kaija said that the catechisms have become a textbook for religion class, and they also use the books every day during chapel. “Muslim parents send their children to Lutheran schools because of the lack of Muslim schools in the area and because of the quality of education our Lutheran schools offer. In the meantime, all our students, including Muslims, have learned Luther’s Morning and Evening Prayers,” said Rev. Kaija. “I see the Holy Spirit planting faith in the lives of Muslim children and Muslim workers at our schools.”
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