Observing the excited participation of the children in otLIVE was a joy. Even more so was hearing some of their testimonies:
“otLIVE has helped me to know the love of God – that he gives us time to repent and come back to him.”
“These otLIVE lessons at school that we do on the Bible have helped me to respect my aunt. At first, I was a troublesome girl, but now I am a changed girl and my aunt is my witness.
The testimony of parent
“Our family is of another faith – and I therefore didn’t want my child to attend the classes on the Old Testament which are taught at the local school. A while later, I noticed such a change in my child and I remarked to her that I liked what I saw. My child replied: Mother, I did go to those Bible classes at school – and since then my life is different.”
I have noticed such a positive change in her that she now has my blessing to attend.”
The school teachers are growing spiritually too as result of otLIVE. Teachers have reported:
“otLIVE helps the children ask meaningful questions. They want to discover more about the Bible. It gets the children thinking about and discussing the Bible. It helps them develop a passion for the Word of God.”
“otLIVE is teaching the children the gospel in a way that they can understand. It is a wonderful evangelism tool!”
“Academically, we have noticed a real improvement in the children’s marks for Bible Knowledge.”
According to the principal of one of the schools:
“Since otLIVE has been taught here, we have really seen a change for the better in the behaviour of the children. In fact, attendance at school is much better on the days that otLIVE is taught!”
Many of the schools where otLIVE is taught are in areas that are predominantly of another faith, but the learners so enjoy and look forward to the otLIVE lessons. A few years ago at one such school, Gideon Bibles were brought to the school, but these were torn up. God however opened the door for otLIVE to be taught at this same school – and now recently when the Gideons again brought Bibles, there was a total change of heart. This time, the Bibles were given to the children, and they were allowed to read them.