Amazingly, things can happen in a way that is so Providential that it seems miraculous.
I had the name of a Maasai woman, Suzana, that Knut, my Doctor Father, had connected with for his Maasai and the Bible Norwegian Research Council grant half-a-dozen years ago. I connected with her just a few days prior, and she responded promptly. She actually is a neighbor. I didn’t know she was here on the Tumaini University Makumira campus, as the last I heard, she was the Director of the Theological Education by Extension (TEE) program in Oldonyo Sambu, which serves the predominantly Maasai region with theological education for lay pastors. We were able to meet on Thursday night, and I mentioned that there is an Eric Hanson Memorial Scholarship for the lay pastors’ children at the MaaSae Girls Lutheran Secondary School. She then told me of the woman evangelist’s daughter from Oldonyo Sambu who is living in her house, and she has a sense of calling to become a pastor. Her name is Hosiana. Wow!
Within 2.5 hours, Suzana was able to get the bishop elect’s approval to get her into the theological studies at Mwika Bible college prior to the official congregational sending process, and the registrar at Mwika said there was room if her transcript could be emailed that evening. I was able to confirm with Operation Bootstrap Africa that Eric’s scholarship would be able to be applied to Mwika.
Bing, bang, boom—a girl’s life is changed!
Mungu akubariki! (God bless you!)