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“If you love what you do, you will never have to work a day in your life” may be a cliché. However, for Reverend Simon Mulosu, it perfectly sums up his 23-year fulfilling career as a student counsellor at the University of Botswana (UB) Department of Careers and Counselling, where he helped guide students through academic and personal challenges.

Born in Mufulira village, Zambia and the eldest of eight children, Rev Mulosu arrived in Botswana in 1986 to pursue a Degree in Theology and Religious Studies at Assembly Bible College while simultaneously enrolling for a Diploma in Theology at UB. In 1995, Rev Moluso advanced his academic studies with a Post Graduate Diploma in Counsellor Education. He belongs to the pioneering group that received professional counselling training in Botswana through the University of Botswana. That same group helped establish what is now the Department of Careers and Counselling at UB. Outside the University, Rev Mulosu served as Senior Pastor of Lifeline Christian Centre and is the founding president of Lifeline Ministries Botswana.

University is a place where young adults often find themselves navigating unfamiliar territory, grappling with new experiences and challenges that can sometimes feel overwhelming. For Rev Mulosu, this is precisely where he thrived - helping students piece their lives back together. Reflecting on his early days at UB, he recalls that students’ needs initially revolved around adjusting to university life, coping with academic stress and managing typical student issues. Over time, however, he began to encounter students grappling with deeper challenges such as questions of personal identity, low self-esteem and strained relationships with parents. These evolving needs significantly shaped the way he approached his work and engages with his clients.

One of Rev Mulosu’s most memorable experiences was helping a student who, just after being admitted to UB, suffered the unimaginable loss of both parents in a tragic road accident. Overwhelmed by grief and uncertainty, the student contemplated abandoning their studies altogether. Rev Mulosu walked alongside them through that harrowing time, offering support and guidance, one small step at a time. Years later, the same student returned, full of gratitude, to thank him for helping them persevere and complete their degree. For Rev. Mulosu, it was a profoundly fulfilling moment, a powerful reminder that his work was not just a job but a true calling to serve and uplift others in their darkest hours.

A purposive life where one carries other people’s weight over their shoulders is not one without challenges. For Rev Muloso he took every morning with the quiet awareness that the rising of sun brought with it new challenges that were deeply human, acknowledging that in counselling, no two days were ever the same or no two stories followed the same script. He relied heavily on prayer, reflection and solitude to refill his emotional reserves.

As a young man growing up among people of different persuasions, he knew his calling was in helping people. Helping gives him satisfaction that is difficult to paint with words. He fondly recalls his mother once telling him that even at the tender age of 12, he had a natural inclination to help others, often seen assisting elderly strangers with their luggage without being asked.

Though his time at UB has come to an end, Rev Mulosu intends to stay actively connected to the University Community through alumni activities and by making himself available whenever his wisdom, mentorship or presence is needed.

“I lived for God by serving humanity,” Rev Simon Muloso.