Postcard for GWC

Our M4M today focuses on the strategic work being done in the area of theological education by George Whitfield College in Cape Town, South Africa, David Seccombe has been Principal of this College since 1993 and is here with his wife Lorraine this morning. After 15 very full years, they are on leave at the moment but plan to return on December 31st. In 1993 there was a small student body . Do you notice anything significant? Yes, all the students are white! David's longing was that that imbalance be rectified. Better facilities were a must and real progress was made with the purchase of a property at Muizenberg. Other properties were acquired for student accommodation. By 2007 the student body had more than quadrupled. Praise the Lord for the increase in the number of African students. For those of you who have been praying for the person standing in for David in his absence, here is Mark Dickson, the Vice Principal. A big step forward was taken with the appointment of the first full-time African faculty member, Rev. Siegfried Ngubane. He is in charge of training students in African church planting . Then Jomo Mchumu )came from the Sudan and Ben Shikwati from Kenya. They are only able to access this training because of the generosity of people who are providing bursaries. But what a way to help the growth of the church in Africa. We all know how pivotal a library is for a theological training institution - and how expensive it is to build it up!! African Inland Mission has loaned one of its experienced missionary to be the chief librarian . But the library needs to expand to meet the needs of the newly established Post Graduate Programme. The first group studying at advanced level numbers ten and are mostly African. Ben Dean has just moved from UK with his wife and family to head up this programme. An option has been purchased on a house for him and his family but funding is needed to purchase it .
With all the growth that has happened over the past 15 years, GWC hopes to have a student body of 200 with a faculty of 16. This is a grand vision but under God we can look to seeing it happen. Let us pray that God will continue to lead David and his expanding team to respond in faith - and that we will know what part we can play to help make it happen.

BT