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Easter at Divine Intervention School

With the new academic session starting on the 12th April, the Easter weekend has proven to be the perfect time for the hostellers to find their feet and bond with each other.

Class VIII, IX and X hostellers headed to the Synod Conference Centre where they joined in with the Easter Youth Retreat from the 14th-16th April. It was led by several pastors and evangelists from different parts of India, and theme was ‘Journey to the Cross.’ It was an inspirational time for many of the students and a wonderful opportunity to focus on the whole story of Easter for the entire weekend. They all returned having made new friends and ready to start the new academic session in earnest from Monday 17th April.

Meanwhile, all the hostellers below Class VIII remained at the school where they were able to have fun playing and getting to know each other better. On Good Friday, they watched a film about Easter and discussed the story with the wardens. On Saturday, they were treated to an outing to KV Paradise and Aizawl Theological College in Durtlang. Finally, on Easter Sunday morning, they all attended the church service at BCM Government Complex, not far from the school. The church is the youngest Baptist church in Mizoram, with a small membership and incomplete building, so it was very special for the congregation to be visited by so many of the hostel children. They enjoyed taking part and returned to the school happily clutching the special Easter boiled eggs they had received.

For the hostel community, the Easter weekend has been both a relaxing and meaningful time. We are excited about the year that lies ahead for all of the students and their wardens.

Trip to Mizoram University with Class X Hostellers

All except Class X finished for the Christmas holidays on Friday, 9 December. Class X have one more week of exams and the hostellers have been studying extra hard. However on Saturday, 10 December, they were treated to an outing to Mizoram University where they were given a tour of the library and had the chance to explore the facilities. Not only was it a well-deserved break from their hard work, but it was also an inspiring chance to see the kind of institution they might be able to join in the future. They also paid a visit to AICS -chaplain Sir Asiama’s alma mater- where they met some of the faculty and students and enjoyed a game of basketball. They were guided by all the wardens and the chaplain, but special thanks must be given to warden Sir Gabriel who, as a PhD student in geography at MZU, was able to coordinate the visit.

Recreation

Candlelight Dinner and Celebration

On Saturday, 3 December 2016, the hostellers celebrated Christmas again in grand style with what has now become the traditional candlelight programme and dinner followed by a bonfire. After a solemn inauguration featuring a beautiful candle dance and a devotional message from our chaplain Sir Asiama, a programme of lively entertainment and dance followed, put on entirely by the hostellers themselves. After a cosy candlelit dinner, an impressive bonfire was lit in the courtyard and the festive singing and dancing went on into the night. It was a pleasure to be joined by some other teachers and also some graduated students who couldn’t resist coming back for another year of DIS celebrations. We are sure that our hostellers are making memories here that they will treasure forever.

Candlelit Dinner
Christmas Bonfire

Two-Day Ministry with Zorina Pautu

From 20-21 November, Divine Intervention School was treated with a visit from well-known missionary, singer and worship-leader, Zorina Pautu. On Sunday he visited the hostellers during their afternoon fellowship and was joined by the multi-talented Lalhmachhuana and up-and-coming singer Kim-Kima. A surprise visit from Dr. Sangpuii and her family, missionaries in Bolivia, added to the excitement. On Monday, Zorina led the morning devotion for the whole school. The ministry was filled with singing, dancing and inspiring testimonies.

He flies back to Mumbai today where he is currently based. His latest project is the preparation of a new album of Hindi worship songs.

Update: Dr. Sangpuii and her husband Albert subsequently joined us on Wednesday, 23 November to share about their ministry in Bolivia during the morning devotion. They also shared inspiring messages from the Bible and their experiences.