From the Principal's Desk

In our last newsletter, we announced that the UBI Alumni Association was planning the 2017 Alumni Conference, to be held here at UBI. The conference has come and gone. We had a blessed time in the presence of the Lord from June 19 till June 23. Thank you to all who attended and those who contributed in making this conference a success. 

As the UBI family we are grateful to the Lord for the people that He continually directs to come and serve Him at UBI in different ways. When we started the third term, the Lord sent us three people from the USA to serve God at UBI in their areas of giftedness. Two were a newly married couple – Chase and Mary, who donated two weeks of work to UBI. They accompanied Mr. Wes Spradley, who came to teach at UBI from July to September. We praise the Lord for giving us these partners to partake in what God Himself is doing at UBI.

We started our fourth term of learning on September 26^th. The year will soon be over, with our graduation ceremony taking place on November 25^th. The third year students have already started with the traditional UBI preparations for the graduation day. The Sunday school teachers are working towards the climax of the annual activities which will end with a big annual rally at the end of October. Staff and students are working hard to ensure a good ending of the 2017 academic year. Please continue to pray for both staff and students that that the Lord will keep them safe so that the work may end well.

Thank you all who have been part of us in the past and continue to support us in many different ways. Please join us in praying that the Lord will send men and women of His own heart to UBI in 2018. 

We value your prayers.

George Mnisi

Women's Month at UBI

For the month of August, each chapel time featured a woman from our community to share the Word. Here are a few highlights:

Lerato Nkosi from African Enterprise spoke from 1 Corinthians 3:1-9, emphasizing that even as leaders we are simply servants of the Lord, and messengers of God’s word. As a waiter in a restaurant is simply the deliverer of a meticulously prepared meal, so we too are channels God uses to deliver the message of the gospel to his people.

Evelyn Maistry, a part-time lecturer at UBI, shared lessons from Proverbs 31,  using her own mother as an example. Her mother was employed as a cleaner in a hospital. She worked hard, with joy, and always used it as a way to tell people about Jesus. Though her mother earned very little as a cleaner, she always gave generously to the church.

Dr. Rowanne Marie from Seth Mokitimi spoke from 2 Samuel 21:1-14. She shared the story of Rizpah, whom she saw as a catalyst of love, hope and reconciliation. She challenged us to emerge as Rizpahs of our society, with purpose, persistence, and patience, offering protection and bringing peace to a broken world.

Mrs. Mnisi, the principal’s wife, shared the story of the Samaritan woman  who met Jesus at the well. She encouraged us to see that once this woman had a divine encounter with the Lord, she was never the same again. We, who have also had divine encounters with the Lord, have a light inside of us that must identify us a children of the Living God. Our lifestyle and our character let people know that we are different than the rest of the world.

The final chapel of the month was a music chapel, organized by Mrs. Binion, where students and staff together enjoyed a time of praise and worship to the Lord.

Students: Pray for our students to finish well, especially our third years as they leave UBI and go on to serve the Lord in their churches and communities. 

Staff: We continue to praise God for providing staff, particularly the four new alumni who are now teaching. Please continue to pray for more staff for UBI.

Events: Pray that the upcoming Sunday school rally, afternoon of song, and graduation week celebrations would be edifying to those who attend and glorifying to the Lord.