Last week our school hosted the Ambassador of Zimbabwe! Working at an international school so close to the United Nations allows for neat experiences such as this one. Various times through out the year different Ambassadors and world leaders will come to speak at our school. They usually speak about their life, difficult job, where they travel to and how they get to work with their "amazing" President from their prospective countries. It is interesting hearing about what these leaders do and realizing how much different my life is from theirs. Very rarely will these leaders ever mention the name "Jesus." They generally use terms such as "highly religious", "universal calling" or "peaceful environment." What really impressed me about the Ambassador of Zimbabwe was her undying love for Jesus Christ. From the moment she stepped foot onto the stage until the end of her speech, she preached the Gospel. She rarely mentioned herself, accomplishments or successes but rather what the Lord has done for her and how He has saved her. It's extremely powerful for students when they see powerful people have such a deep love for their God.
Her words reminded me of this quote from C.S. Lewis.
“It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.”
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| Ambassador of speaking to the High School students |
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| Ambassador with our Director, James Devenish |
That's so neat! What a great testimony she is ... wish I could have heard her.
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