The other day I visited with the woman who cooks for me. She is a student at JETS and works for the Guest House for scholarship. Most students do jobs around the seminary to help pay their fees. I got the scoop on school fees and heard a great story of God's provision. But first the scoop:
- Tuition is 3500N per credit hour. A regular load is 6 classes or 18 hours/semester, which translates into 63,000N tuition per semester
- Housing or Hostel fee is another 15,000N per semester. My cook lives in a small 2 room apartment with her husband and 2 year old daughter.
- Then there are sundry fees for computer usage & internet, typing, books, etc. and don't forget food.
Costs add up…
Last semester my cook was 62,000N short even after her scholarship of 20,000N plus some money she was able to pay towards her fees.
The last week of classes she went to the Provost to see what could be done and he had to tell her, "If you don't have the fees don't bother to write your exams."
She was devastated, she had no idea what she was going to do (a full time monthly wage might be 15000N). She only had 1 or 2 days to find that kind of money. Leaving the administration building she ran into a woman she new from her time as a missionary in Gombe state. The woman was a successful business woman who would donate her unsold clothing and merchandise to the mission… that's were the national missionaries got their shoes and jeans and things. They hadn't seen each other in 3-4 years. The woman said she wasn't sure why but she told her husband we must go to JETS today. As they chatted and woman learned of my cooks troubles she took out her checkbook and wrote a check for 62,000N on the spot. "I guess this is why God brought me to JETS today," she said with a smile.
My friend ran to the bank cashed the check, paid the Bursar, who said "I have been praying for you." She wrote her exams with a glad and relaxed heart. Praise the Lord!
Praise God for his mighty provision.
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