School visit
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Some year around 1980 I preparing a school assembly with my tutor group of 13 year olds. This was based around the story of Moses and the the plagues of Egypt. One of the boys in class played Moses and my disembodied voice over the speaker system played God telling Moses what to do to fulfil my commands.
We rehersed over a period of about a week. During this time I took a class on a school visit to a village about 15 miles away. Part of this involved a study of the village church. While I was supervising the children in the church I wandered over to the lectern and glanced at the open bible, open at the page in Exodus dealing with Moses and the plagues. If I were religious I'm sure I would have seen it as a sign from God. Incidentally, the assembly was a great success.
Richard Mapp
Date submitted:Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:32:55 +0000Coincidence ID:5742
