Watching God Work

She wasn't going. My heart dropped. What was I going to do.

I had been worried all summer about where to send my girls to school. Alyson was in 6th grade and would be going to the middle school, and Aimee would be attending the high school. I didn't want either of them in the public schools, but with my working, homeschooling wasn't working out well for us either.

I saw the big, bright 'Now Enrolling' sign at a new christian school on my way home from work this past summer. I past it several times before eventually going in to check it out. The staff there were very upbeat and excited about the upcoming year. The more they talked, the more interested I became. Maybe this would work for my girls. Maybe they could have fun here. Maybe this was the answer to our school problem.

I wasn't sure. I had Aimee in the other christian schools before and they hadn't worked out. They were so far ahead of the public schools that she had trouble keeping up.

I decided to go ahead and enroll both girls and see how it went. I came home with the handbook and started reading it to Aimee. I hadn't been reading long when she stopped me. I'm not going. I'm not wearing that uniform. Those rules are stupid. I looked at her and told her she had to go. There's no where else for you to go Aimee, this has to work.

I dropped the girls off on the first day and hoped for the best all day long. When I picked them up, Alyson said she liked the school and liked her teacher. Aimee was silent. Okay I thought..... I've got one on board with this..... maybe Aimee would come around.
A few days later we were in the car again and Aimee said school was okay, the uniform wasn't so bad, and when she had questions the teachers were right there to answer them.

And if that were all that had happened I would have been happy with the school. But things kept getting better and better.

This school was different. I noticed it every time I walked into the building. I noticed it every time I talked to my girls, and every time I spoke with the teachers. My girls were changing. They began to talk about God more. Aimee began to calm. Alyson was memorizing Bible verses. And the more I communicated with the teachers, the more I saw how passionate they were about teaching the students about Christ. They are doing more than just telling Bible stories, they are living the gospel daily in front of their students.

What happens to a child that is surrounded by those that live the gospel? What happens when a teacher is not only teaching the math and history, but also communicating how much they care about a child, and how much Jesus loves that child?

I can tell you what started happening with Aimee. She began to study. The work was still hard, and she didn't study every night, but she did study several times a week. At the public school Aimee never studied. Then she started asking questions about God. Frequently, her conversations would start like this.. "Mr. H said so and so, what do you think about that. A couple weeks ago she was spending the night with a friend and walked home to pick up a book. What book Aimee? The Purpose Driven Life. Where did you get that book? It was on our bookshelf. How long have you been reading it? Well Mom, I'm on day 16, it's a 40 day thing and I can't miss a day, so I came home to pick it up.

She's still reading it. Then her friends became interested, and Grandma picked up a couple of copies for them. Then I became interested and went to the bookstore to pick up a copy. Aimee's growing, I'm growing, and her friends are growing. The other day she told the neighbor Jesus loved him.

And Alyson... quoting Bible verses left and right... grabbing time to study every moment she can.. and praying for her friends at the middle school.

This is the best year ever.... and it's only January!! All because of a new christian school... with teachers who are passionate about Christ, who love and care for their students, and who live the gospel in such a way that their students are drawn to Christ.

And they have sports too!!!!

I Love NHCA!