Catching up with XJs

This is the first in a series of conversations with XJs (someone who's been through the J-Life training programme).

I (Bhuti) recently caught up with Sifiso Nkosi, who was on J-Life Team 2009.  He is currently studying towards his B.Ed (final year) at the University of Johannesburg and is the youth leader at his local church. We chat every now and then via Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp. In one of our chats I put these questions to him.

Sifiso during a teambuilding activity

Bhuti: How did you hear about J-Life? What made you choose to do the year?

Sifiso: I heard about J-Life through the guys who were doing Coaching team (a J-Life ministry team) in my neighborhood and through my mentor/discipler. After matric I did not want to go straight to university because I felt I was not ready and I was undecided on what to study. So I chose to take a gap year but I wanted to do something during that year that would help me grow holistically as a person. J-Life was the better option for me.

Bhuti: What are some valuable lessons you learned?

Sifiso: I learned a lot of valuable lessons, for instance the importance of taking everything you do seriously and doing your best at everything. These lessons are still working for me as a University student and play a pivotal role in me being one of the best students. Moreover, I have also learned the importance of prioritizing -  that God should be in the center of it all, and that whatever I am doing should involve God. As a result the decisions that I take are guided by him 'cause I have learned to put him in the center of it all.

Bhuti: Would you recommend the program to young people? Why?

Sifiso: I would definitely recommend this to someone. J-Life is a good place for one to first have an encounter with God and find his/her identity in him. Also J-Life is a conducive environment where you learn not only about the matters of the kingdom but it will also help you grow holistically as a person.

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