LCMS World Mission Blog

“I would like to also share a praise item from an out-of-school fellowship. Two weeks ago, we kicked off another year of OSF (On-Campus Student Fellowship). This is for the students who live at school and it is a chance for them to sing songs, learn about Jesus, and spend some social time with other students. Ninety students attended our first event. There we learned about how God has made us all special, with different talents.

“Last Thursday, we had our second meeting, and more than 70 were in attendance. I led the evening, and we sang several songs and watched a movie clip, from ‘School of Rock.’ During the clip, the new teacher declared there would be no grades, and then he tore up the report card. We talked about how students would feel if this happened to them, especially if the scores were low test scores. Students here in Taiwan are extremely worried about test scores and grades in school.

“I related the movie to God’s love in Jesus. We all have low points and wrongs that we have committed, but, for God, grades don’t matter. Jesus will tear up all of those mistakes and the only important thing will be His love for us. Yes-grades might help us here in the world, but in heaven, our test grades or sins will not be held against us. We will be forgiven and living with God. Please pray that the message of Christ’s love will grow in the hearts of the students who attend OSF.”

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