War Room

I had the tremendous blessing of taking my family to see War Room this past weekend.  Have you seen it?  If you have not, you should!  War Room is an inspirational movie that reminds us that we should be concerned about what we do and not about what someone else does.  God wants us to make sure the “plank” is out of our own eye before we begin attacking the “speck” in our neighbor’s eye.  (Matthew 7: 3-5)  Miss Clara’s closing prayer exhorts each one of us become a prayer warrior and help raise up the next generation of believers. You can listen to a portion of her inspirational prayer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtRx1tUj_q0

Pray for your family today, and pray for our school.  Pray that our students will grow closer to God and honor Him in everything they do and say this year.  Pray for our BBQ/Auction and prayerfully consider how you can help.  Our volunteer sign-up will be coming out soon; please sign up to help in any way you can.  Pray for our auction coordinators. A complete list of our coordinators can be found in ParentsWeb under Resource Documents.  Pray for our solicitation efforts!  Log on to ParentsWeb and right on the front page, under announcements, you will find a list of businesses we need to visit.  If you could help us and visit one or two businesses, you would make our day brighter. :)  

Finally, please pray for our Founders Events.  Go to our website at www.conestogachristian.net and order your tickets today to hear Ken Davis, Christian comedian, at Calvary Church on March 4, 2016 or to have dinner with A & E stars Willie and Korie Robertson at Shady Maple Banquets on March 18, 2016 . . . better yet, do both!

Starting Strong

In Philippians chapter 1 Paul writes to the saints at Philippi and says that he is confident that God will continue the good He started in them until the day Jesus Christ returns.  Paul was confident in making such a declaration because of the partnership he had with his brothers and sisters at Philippi, because of what he experienced with them.  I have been a part of the ministry of Conestoga Christian School going on five years now and feel the same way; I know that God started a work at our school and that He will work in us and through us until the day that Jesus Christ comes back.  The bottom line . . . God IS faithful and He IS watching over us!

The school year has started strong.  Our Back to School Celebration Friday night was one of the best I have experienced in my 24 years of Christian education.  Maybe it was the fact that we had over 300 people on campus, maybe it was that we were outside enjoying a gentle breeze and beautiful sunset, or maybe it was because there was energy and excitement from faculty, staff, parents, and students; I am not sure why I felt this was one of the best Back to School Celebrations, but I sure am thankful that it was.  There were two things handed out at Back to School Night:

• Parent/Student Handbook with updated Strategic Plan
• School Calendar

If you were not able to attend our Back to School Celebration and did not receive a Parent/Student Handbook with our updated Strategic Plan or school calendar, please stop by the office and pick one up anytime.

Highlights from the summer:

• Repaired roof on north side of HS building.
• Sealed and striped the back parking lot. 
• Renovated the main hallway of both the ES and MS buildings. 
• Created a new ES Computer Lab and Mobile MS Lab.
• Resurfaced the gym floor.
• Received a baby grand piano for our music department – for free!

Highlights for the school year:

• BBQ/Auction – October 16 and 17 will soon be here.  Please be in prayer for our BBQ/Auction and PLEASE sign up to help (more information to come).
• Founders Events – Tickets go on sale tomorrow for an evening with Christian Comedian Ken Davis and dinner with Duck Dynasty stars Willie and Korie Robertson.  These are two separate events.  Tickets can be purchased on the CCS website. 
• Strategic Planning – Read our Strategic Plan to see what the vision of the school is for the next five years including what we are striving to accomplish this year.

This is going to be an exciting year!  The most important thing any of us can do for our school is pray.  Let your prayer be the same as Paul’s prayer for the saints at Philippi in Philippians 1:9-11, “And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.”