“In the past, we were never able to do a teachers’ conference because we didn’t have a place we could bring them all. But now, as soon as the kids are done with term at Light Academy, we bring all of our teachers in and get them together,” McIntyre says.

At Set Free Global’s second annual conference, speakers expanded on concepts introduced last year. “One of our major themes is discipleship,” McIntyre says.

“Everything we do is focused on developing [students] not just academically, but also spiritually, and that starts with our teachers.”

Last year, conference speakers revolutionized the way teachers thought about their students’ spiritual walks. “Many of our teachers had the idea that discipleship was the function of the school chaplain,” McIntyre explains.

“All of our teachers caught the vision that they’re examples of Christ in their classrooms. It’s not just their academic subject that they’re there to teach, but also to walk with these children and lead them as godly men and women.”

Worship service during Set Free’s second annual teachers conference in East Africa.
(Photo courtesy of Set Free)

Impoverished kids often learn about Christ for the first time at one of Set Free’s ten primary schools. Today, that outreach is expanding as teachers take their ministry beyond the classroom.

“Last year, we had 854 young people and 323 parents and guardians come to Christ because teachers are going into the villages and working with not just the student, but also their families,” McIntyre says.

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“We have about 4,000 students over the life of the program [and] 45 percent of our young people are believers. This last year, that jumped up to 55 percent because of the efforts of our teachers to disciple and lead them to Christ,” McIntyre says.

Header and story images courtesy of Set Free.