Village Leadership Institute

An Iron Man Statue in Kenya. Who constructed it?  Is that Daniel Ndolo standing in front of it?

Under that, the hills of Machakos area.

I feel like I’m being bombarded with invitations to explore “awakening to Soul’s purpose on earth”. Surely, I have done more than a fair share of reflection on the topic. I can tell many stories of where I experienced myself aligned with Soul’s purpose on earth. I prefer to see this dynamic reality as "Soul’s purpose lived through me" rather than “My Soul’s purpose” – for a number of reasons.

One time in particular that stands out is the Village Leadership Institute in Kenya. I was given the assignment to make it happen. No one said, “You are the one that is the best choice.” – or anything like that. After Kay (now Kaze) and I got the curriculum written, I was left to see it through. The objective of the training was motivity (creative motivation). Village leaders would return to their villages motivated to get others involved in implementing plans they and the rest of their village had made at a strategic planning consult.

The school was a seven day training of village leaders. The staff were young Kenyan volunteers. About fifty village leaders came, so the necessity arose as the obvious choice to quickly train the young staff to lead the workshop sessions. The week proceeded with high energy. I wasn’t sure what exactly was happening in each of the workshops, but the Kenyan staff member, with whom I co-deaned this VLI, observed regularly and felt that, for the most part, the newly trained staff was sticking to the curriculum and the village leaders were responding well.

At the closing, the celebrative event was dinner and Kenyan story-telling. This indigeonous folklore powerfully reflected a synthesis of history woven into a new future. Finally, the first graduates of a VLI, “claimed promises” for their plans upon returning to their villages.

I could have died and gone to heaven that evening right then and there. I was feeling that I was doing what I had been put on this earth to accomplish. Soul’s purpose had worked through me. Local motivity was the missing element of human development projects. That night, a light of possibility shone for the future of Kenyan people doing their own development - and most importantly - national staff doing the motivity training that would make it happen.

Chiron, the planet of life purpose was orbiting right through Kenya at that time. And now it's orbiting right through where I am now feeling drawn. Astrology is another paradigm, but I believe it has value, if only for confirmation of urges and tendencies.

Where is Chiron orbiting for you. Where do you feel drawn to "Soul's purpose working through you?"