RUNNING YOUR RACE

I have just come back from the East Africa Students convention at the Braeburn school in Garden Estate. This is an annual event held for those schools in East Africa that are using the ACE program. I was amazed at the incredible talents displayed there by our young men and women. From Preaching to Poetry, from academics to athletics, from Science projects to soccer kick, from dance to drama, great gifts and talents were on show.

We had about 200 students participating in this event. I stood there amazed at the power of vision and what one can do if they allow themselves to not only possess a vision but let that vision possess them. And that is the story of Enock and Violet Muhol. This couple caught the vision of Christian education about 13 years ago. They went to South Africa to see how this could be done and came back in Kenya to start it with their then only son Emmanual. Violet then resigned her job as a Teacher in one of the most prestigious schools in this Country and begun using the ACE curriculm to homeschool their son Emmanuel. In 2001, a model School was started in Garden Estate using the ACE curriculum.

With the growing demand of the vision they had, Enock too a few years later had to resign his lucrative job with one of the leading sugar companies to give himself fully to this vision. There are now over 100 schools in East Africa using the ACE curricuum that has greatly changed Christian Education in the region. And all this is because of a couple who against all odds, ran with the vision that God had put in their hearts. They have run this race with faith and endurance. They have refused to give up even when that was the easiest thing to do. They have refused to give in to pressure but have continued to give out that which is in them.

This vision has grown and is still growing. This vision has transformed the lives of many, not just children but adults as well. As I sat there at Braeburn I begun to wonder. What if Enock and Violet didn't step out and follow what was burning in their hearts? What if they didn't take that bold step? What if they gave up along the way because of the various teething problems they faced not to mention accusations from naysayers?