An Easter message from The Right Reverand Dr Ian Coutts, Anglican Diocese of Bunbury.
It was a privilege to be present at St George’s Cathedral for Anglischools 40th Anniversary celebration on 7 March, with representatives from all the schools across our three dioceses.
Earlier this year I was in our link diocese, Kapsabet in Kenya, where I visited a number of their Anglican schools. School days are long in Kapsabet, and many students are boarders. Many of the Primary students had never seen a white person before, so I was unwittingly something of a novelty.
What was so moving, was seeing how important education is in Kenya, in contrast with how variable the facilities for teaching and learning were. Blackboards rather than whiteboards predominated. If a school had half a dozen computers for 750 students, that was a bonus. Kitchens and dining rooms catered for hundreds of students daily, often without any tables or chairs, and with very limited fare. Yet the enjoyment and challenge of school was as evident in these students, as it is in the students at our AngliSchools back home.
Easter is the most significant Christian celebration of the year, for we believe Jesus Christ rose from the dead, and thereby proved he was indeed the Son of God, and that there is eternal life, and we can enjoy a relationship with God who loves us.
Wishing you a joy-filled and blessed Easter!
