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FARMING GOD'S WAY

Train Up A Child

RAISING AND MENTORING THE NEXT GENERATION OF AFRIKANS
Chioma Phillips

“I will take my child to a lems and innovate. For those with Did they learn that they are inher-
good school where they will the budget, they may enroll their ently connected to their Creator
get a good education and children in extracurricular activities and that their lives are sustained
like sports, learning an instrument,
through a thriving relationship with
they will learn how to take a life skills class or perhaps even a Him? Did they learn who they
care of themselves and to class on etiquette. That, coupled are and what their purpose and
be independent.” with whatever training they may destiny is? Did they learn that they
receive from their parents, immedi- are beautiful and capable and that
ate family and environment around they need no human’s permission
hat’s the plan that a them (technology and the real phys- to live a good and fruitful life? Did
lot of parents have for ical world) is meant to craft them they learn that even though this is
their children and many into a fully-fledged adult, capable so, there are those who will oppose
Tschools truly have the
best intentions for the children of taking care of themselves, raising them?
a family and looking after what is
Did they learn to be strong and
that are placed in their care and given into their care in the world courageous? Did they learn to love
do try to impart to them the tools around them. And so, after about God, themselves and people? Did
and skills that society has deter- two decades of training, these young they learn what to value and what to
mined are needed for life. Reading,
writing, how to answer questions, individuals are released into the disparage? Did they learn to value
truth and life? Did they learn how
world to leave their imprint on it.
how to pass exams, how to follow I found myself wondering wheth- to give their word and do all to hon-
the law of the land, how to use a er, through it all, your young adult or it? Did they learn how to honor
computer and some just may even learnt how to truly look after them- themselves or the people around
teach the children how to think
independently and to solve prob- selves and the world around them them? Did they learn not to honor
and what that really entails. the thieves, murderers, self-cen-

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