The Sunday School Teaching went great! We had 23 teachers the first day and 30 teachers the second day. Most of the teacher's were men. I taught the first session on "God's heart for children", and then a national children's worker taught on creative Bible lessons. Elizabeth taught the afternoon session, and did a great job.
It was so encouraging to see the eagerness of each teacher to learn everything that they could. Tami
This is Elizabeth now...Golf claps, temptation, and praising the Lord!
It was an immense privilege to be a part of the teachers' training, and a lot of fun! We were really hoping to give practical tools with a Biblical foundation in an engaging manner. I loved getting to know the participants and learning from the Ugandan trainers as well.
Golf claps~ I had individuals come up front and lead the group through all of the hand motions we were learning to tell the story of the Bible. The applause for the presenters was very loud and included a shrill, traditional yell that some of the women make when they are very excited. Since we were in the same, open building as the pastors, we got in trouble. : ) I then taught them two ways Americans show appreciation quietly - the golf clap and the silent cheer. It was hilarious! It caught on VERY well and for the rest of the sessions, 30 Ugandans were pumping their arms ad giving moderate claps next to their heads.
Temptation~ The class was divided into groups and given the assignment of finding a creative way to share a Bible story with children. The temptation of Jesus was retold with a menacing Satan and angels ever ready to protect our Lord. The retelling of Ruth included a guy with a head covering and shawl who played the part of Ruth.
Praising the Lord~ We spent some time outside singing before lunch each day. The Ugandans taught us some new songs in English, we shared a few in English, and we are participated in traditional worship. It was wonderful to praise the Lord with our brothers and sisters!
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