Keith's Top Five Reflections on BBS

Lest you think that I've been lounging with hippos for the past few days, let me tell you that I have been teaching at the Busoga Bible School, and it is very hard work! I have formed some definite impressions of the place. Here they are:

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5. These students have a remarkable facility with language. If I had been raised in a bi-lingual context, I am sure that I would be bi-lingual, too. But I am always amazed when I hear somebody moving (with little apparent effort) from one language to another. Our classroom constantly moves from Lusoga to English and back again.

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4. They seem unconcerned about distractions. We have people flowing in and out of a squeaky classroom door, and we have a remarkable variety of noises that come from outside the building. Sometimes, some of the students will go scrambling through their packs to grab a ringing cell phone! Through it all, we keep things moving. .

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3. They don’t need PowerPoint. All I have is a chalk board and a map that is pinned to the wall. And they keep on listening, for about six hours each day! I can’t be that interesting, can I?
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2. They ask great questions. I realize that this is a pretty mature group of preachers and teachers, but I am constantly amazed by the depth of their questions. I have told them several times that they ask better questions than my students at Rochester!
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1. They have no trouble integrating study with worship. We pause several times each day for some (very) spirited times of singing. I don’t know the words to any of these songs, but I am learning to clap in rhythm. And then . . . they sit and listen to Church History, and they seem to believe that it is relevant to every aspect of their Christian life.

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This has been a great experience for me. It has been tiring, but incredibly rewarding. The students have been very kind to me, and they have made me an honored guest. I look forward to doing other things next week, but I will miss this group of people.