5/15 Update from Jill - HIV Education Program

Good evening! My name is Jill, and I am a proud member of the STS school presentation team. As Holly mentioned, we’re all a bit tired today; probably a combination of residual jet lag, late nights, and general exhaustion; despite that fact, the day has been overwhelmingly positive. :) My team returned to Kantanshi High School to work with the 8th and 9th graders today. We’re much more confident and prepared than we were yesterday, now that we’ve managed to re-work our entire presentation to fit into 2 days rather than the originally scheduled 2 weeks. I think that the shorter time frame is a good fit for the kids’ attention spans, although it does make it more difficult to form trust relationships with the kids. We started out with a skit and then hit upon the topics of standards, abstinence, and how God views sex, and then got them laughing with a dance competition which they handily won. :) The real ‘meat’ of the presentation was the small group time that followed the standards talk, for which we had separated the girls and the boys. All of the children were attentive and asked some very good questions. I am praying that the 10th and 11th graders have the same kind of response tomorrow. :) Although it is pretty exhausting to truly trust God for every word of a presentation and a small group session, it is a singularly spiritual experience. God has and will continue to work out His kingdom through this ministry, and I can’t wait to see what He will do next.