Small beginnings at St. Mark's Secondary

On my initial visits to schools in 2013 to meet with principals and share the vision of ISCF, the principal of St. Mark's Secondary was very supportive of the ministry, and recommended a Christian teacher whom we could work with to get the group started. Over the past year however, all attempts to get the group started were unsuccessful.

St. Mark's Secondary School, located in a parish
about 50 minutes away from St. George's

Fast forward to January 2015 where I was sharing with a sponsor from another school my desire to get a group started in St. Mark's Secondary, but the teacher who had originally been identified was now on study leave. The sponsor recommended that I speak to another Christian teacher, who started teaching there in September 2014. Not only was this teacher a past president of ISCF while she was studying at Anglican High School, but she was also involved in the CCCF group at TAMCC, and was thinking about starting an ISCF group at St. Mark's Secondary! We thank God for her willing spirit and her dedication in recruiting students to join the first ISCF group at St. Mark's Secondary.

Do you need to go to church in order to be saved?

Five students turned up for the first meeting where they were given an overview of the ministry, including pictures from our activities over the past year. At the next meeting, there were seven students present to discuss what was necessary for salvation according to the Bible. There was one student who was in the classroom at the beginning of the meeting, but he did not want to join even though his friends were encouraging him to. But when they started asking questions, he joined in, and has been attending meetings ever since.

Other topics which were dealt with include the changes which should be seen in the life of someone who has surrendered their life to Christ, how we know that God is real, overcoming obstacles in prayer and who is God. This past week, we had to use another classroom, and there were a couple new students who sat in the background and listened attentively to the discussions we were having.

Students engaged in an activity

We thank God for the seeds which are being planted at St. Mark's Secondary. Please pray for the continued growth of the group, that the questions of the students would be adequately addressed, that they would hunger for more of God, and that God would raise up from that group men and women of God who would boldly proclaim Christ and His Kingdom in their school.