Kamuli, Uganda: With growing concerns over children being left to the influence of technology and peer pressure, church leaders and education officials have called for the revival and strengthening of Sunday Schools to instill moral and spiritual values in the young generation.
The appeal was made during the closing ceremony of a Sunday School teachers’ training held yesterday at Malamu Center in Kamuli District, organized by the International Development Institute (IDI) Uganda.
Christine Okalang, Regional Manager at IDI Uganda, emphasized the urgent need for churches to make Sunday Schools vibrant, attractive, and spiritually enriching for children who are increasingly being neglected by parents.
Quoting Proverbs 22:6, Okalang urged the teachers to focus on nurturing children spiritually and morally. “Let us revive Sunday Schools to draw children to the Lord because parents have abandoned them. Go prepare children, nurture them to live prayerful lives for the spirit of God leads and lifts them over,” she said.
Okalang also encouraged communities, schools, and parents to bridge the communication gap with children by adopting nurturing and affirming approaches rather than reprimanding and commanding, which often push children away.
Richard Muwanguzi, Lead Trainer from Kingdom Glory Faith Ministries Mbale, challenged the participants to reawaken the passion for God among children.
“Satan attacks through drugs, sex, violence, making us spiritually blind, sick, hungry, abused, and enslaved. It is our duty to empower, reveal, and lead the children to Christ, make them believe and be saved to enter the Kingdom of God,” Muwanguzi said.
Kamuli District Education Officer Joseph Waibi commended IDI Uganda for its continued efforts to transform schools and communities through child-focused spiritual programs.
“IDI Uganda has and is doing good work in our schools, not only limited to tackling physical hunger but now addressing spiritual hunger too. Its child-focused community transformation model is bringing sanity, harmony, parenting revival, and leading to increased school enrollment, retention, and completion,” Waibi noted.
He further urged Sunday School leaders to extend their support to nursery school teachers and proposed the introduction of weekly religious hour sessions in schools to boost discipline, counseling, and guidance.
The training aimed to equip Sunday School teachers with skills to make spiritual education relevant and impactful in the lives of children at a time when moral and spiritual grounding is increasingly needed.
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