Before Books, We Bow

Before Books, We Bow

Rev. Kizito Lameka Peter and the spiritual heart of Muzza High School.

REV. KIZITO LAMEKA PETER School Chaplain, Muzza High School.

At Muzza High School the day does not begin with a textbook. It begins with a prayer. That habit, simple and unbroken, is the work of the Liturgy Department.

 For every learner from S.1 to S.6, he stands for one conviction: that a young person can know Jesus as a Best Friend, receive God’s unconditional love and sufficient grace, and still live a life determined to pass.

From the morning assembly to the lunch-hour fellowship and the examination room, ministry is meant to be felt in the ordinary rhythm of school life.

 “Every day starts with God. Before books, we bow.” The Liturgy Department’s way of beginning every day.

A Ministry for Every Learner

 The Liturgy Department is the spiritual heart of Muzza High School, and it is where the Chaplain’s ministry is lived out each day. Its vision is to raise a God-fearing, disciplined and determined generation who will rise above failure and shine for Christ in Uganda and beyond.

Its mission is to lead every student to know Jesus as Best Friend, to experience God’s unconditional love and sufficient grace, and to live a life determined to pass for the glory of God.

That is a big promise for a school community, and it is kept in small, faithful routines. Here is what the ministry looks like through the school week. Ministry What happens Daily devotions and morning prayers Every day starts with God. Before books, we bow, standing on Proverbs 16:3.

Sunday and Wednesday services Vibrant, student-led services with sermons that speak to young people, such as “God’s Love vs Best Friend’s Love”, “Though I Fall I Will Rise Above” and “Determined to Pass”. SU and CU gatherings Scripture Union gatherings, and an active Christian Union for secondary students every lunch hour, Monday to Friday: worship, the Word, prayer and deliverance.

Pastoral care and counselling Care for students facing failure, heartbreak, addiction, family struggles and spiritual confusion, offered in confidentiality and grace.

Exams prayer ministry The Baal-perazim Ministry: a prayer chain for S.4 and S.6 candidates, teaching them to depend on God and not on cheating, and to pray for remembrance (John 14:26) and breakthrough.

Elders and parents ministry. Ministry to our Jajjas and parents (Isaiah 46:4), that they may declare God’s power to the next generation (Psalm 71:18). Charity and outreach Living out Ephesians 4:32 through community outreaches, visiting the sick and helping the needy.

 Walking With the Candidates Perhaps nowhere is the Chaplain’s work more visible than on dedication days, when S.4 and S.6 candidates gather in prayer, worship and thanksgiving to place their studies and their examinations in God’s hands.

The message is never that prayer replaces effort. It is that faith and hard work travel together: “Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.” — Proverbs 16:3 (KJV) Candidates are reminded that they are not alone as the examination season presses in, and that they can face it with courage rather than fear:

“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God.” — Isaiah 41:10 (KJV) The Scriptures That Anchor the Ministry Mark 10:14 (let the little children come to me); Isaiah 46:4 (even to your old age I will carry you); Romans 5:8 (while we were still sinners, Christ died for us); Philippians 4:13 (I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me); and Deuteronomy 31:8 (the Lord himself goes before you). Between them they cover every age in the school, from the youngest child to the oldest grandparent. 

Thank You, Chaplain Examination results are easy to count. Faith held steady under pressure, character and a heart at peace are harder to measure, but they are part of what makes Muzza a school that builds people and not only grades.

For his service to the spiritual life of the school, the Muzza High School family says thank you to Rev. Kizito Lameka. Amasaawa Ssi Malima · the road is long, and we will walk it together with faith.