The vision of Conestoga Christian School is to work in harmony with the home and church to provide a quality education for our students that will develop critical thinking, nurture Christ-like character, and equip them for a life of discipleship and service. Equipping our students for a life of service is important because that is why Jesus left heaven and joined humanity. "For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many" (Mark 10:45). The more we allow our students to serve, the closer they come to following Jesus' example.
October 21 marks the opening of our 43rd Annual BBQ & Auction. The BBQ & Auction is an opportunity for our school to not only raise funds but to celebrate family, friends, and faith. One unique way we are going to celebrate our faith at this year’s BBQ & Auction is by having a Service Day. Friday morning, October 21, our students are not going to have school as "normal;" rather than being in the classroom, our students are going to be around campus and in the community serving. Students in PS-2nd grade will stay on campus and help spruce up our campus and write notes of encouragement while most students in 3rd-12th grades will leave campus and be a blessing to businesses in our community. (Tenth grade will stay on campus to assist with BBQ preparations.) Some of our students will wash windows, some will weed flower beds, others will lead in worship at retirement communities, and some will play board games at those retirement communities. On October 21 you will find our students at the following locations:
- Conestoga Christian School
- Sunny Crest Homes
- The Camp at Old Mill
- ReUzit Shops in Morgantown and New Holland
- Shoup's Gym
- Morgantown Community Church
- Hopewell Christian Fellowship
- Conestoga Mennonite Church
- Tel Hai Camp
- Tel Hai Retirement Community
- Zerbe Sisters Retirement Community
- Brethren Village
- Morgantown Village Library
I am excited that the Lord is allowing us "to go" and be His hands and feet to our neighbors.
It is a wonderful blessing to be able to go and serve, but there is a cost also. The rental of buses and vans for transportation is a cost, and one of our goals in hosting the BBQ & Auction is to raise money for CCS. The money raised at the BBQ & Auction offsets the cost of tuition and helps us keep tuition as low as possible. A tangible way to support our students, school, and community is to sponsor our students for our Service Day. How can you sponsor one of our students? Sponsoring is easy; just click on the following link and you will be taken to our Service Day page:
Another way to support our Service Day is to share the link to our Service Day page on Facebook, Twitter, or through email. You can encourage your family and friends to sponsor your student on our Service Day. Of course the most important thing you can do is pray. Pray for a successful BBQ & Auction weekend, safety for our students, and God to be glorified in everything we do.
