Walking with Segun.

What is your name?   My name is Mr. Oludipe Olusegun.

What is your position/work? What do you do?   I am the National Administrator* for ACSI West Africa Anglophone.  (ACSI is the Association of Christian Schools International) www.acsinigeria.org

What is your relationship to Sheila?  She is a partner with ACSI Nigeria, in training, conferencing and planning for programmes.

Why are you passionate about Christian Education?  This is the only way to rescue Nigeria from this decadence and raise a Godly generation for God.

What is the biggest challenge you see in the education system in Nigeria? Why? It is the misappropriation of funds meant for Education and the level of exam malpractice**.

What is your dream for education in Nigeria? My dream is that education be used as a tool for transformation and a means of raising a Godly seed.

What will it take to bring about transformation? It will take prayers and the consciousness of Christians to participate in politics.

What do you see as YOUR role in bringing about that transformation? We pray and train. We also equip teachers to both teach and train effectively.

What have you learned while interacting and “walking with” Sheila? She is so passionate about the kingdom assignment, willing to do any assignment given to her and not money conscious.

How can I pray specifically for you in your work/ministry? Pray for strength and financial provisions for the association.

Segun is a lively gentleman who works in the ACSI office in Lagos, Nigeria.  He is supportive and enjoys a good laugh.  *Much of his work is administrative, but he also speaks in various places on behalf of ACSI – raising awareness of what Christian Education is and can be.  His job includes going around and sensitizing schools, coordinating programs and meetings for ACSI across Nigeria, networking schools together, and generally establishing ACSI as an organization in West Africa.  The scope of his work is broad and challenging.  There are thousands of Christian schools – many who are Christian in name and would benefit greatly from learning and growing with ACSI. How can we reach out to all these schools and bring them together? **Segun also mentioned two big challenges to the education system, both of which are rooted in corruption.  They are widespread problems that we ask you join us to pray about.  SD.