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.”