Do you remember the 2006 Sherwood Pictures film Facing the Giants? There is one scene in the movie where Mr.
Bridges comes into Coach Taylor’s office and reads Revelations 3:8, “I know
your works. See, I have set before you
an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept
My word, and have not denied my name” (NKJV). Mr. Bridges then tells Coach Taylor that the Lord is not done with him
yet at their school. Mr. Bridges reminds
the coach that until the Lord moves him out of the school that he is supposed to
stay and bloom right where he is planted.
Coach Taylor
ponders the encouragement of Mr. Bridges for a moment and then shares with Mr.
Bridges that he doesn’t feel God working at the school. Mr. Bridges shares this profound thought:
“Two
farmers desperately needed rain, both farmers prayed for rain but only one went
out and prepared his fields to receive it.”
Mr. Bridges
then asks the coach, “Which farmer do you believe trusted God to bring the
rain?” The coach answers, “The one who
prepared his field?” Mr. Bridges
agrees. Then Mr. Bridges asks the most important
question to the coach . . . “Which one are you?” Just before walking away Mr. Bridges
concludes, “God will bring the rain when He is ready; you need to prepare your
field to receive it.”
I share this
exchange from Facing the Giants
because Conestoga Christian School is preparing our field to receive God’s
rain. I am not referring to the grassy
ground outside our buildings; no, the field I am referring to is the building
campaign on which Conestoga Christian School is embarking. The Board of Trustees has been praying for
rain in the form of student and program growth for many years, and as a school we
have seen God shower us with His blessings.
In the last three years Conestoga Christian School has increased its
class offerings significantly and in the past two years has seen a student
enrollment increase of 83. In 2016 our
school had an enrollment of 219 and recently we enrolled number
302! Is it raining at Conestoga Christian
School? We believe it is, and we believe
the rain has just started.
In order to
effectively reach more students and meet their academic needs, Conestoga
Christian School is embarking on a Capital Campaign entitled Growing in Faith Together. We have been praying for growth and now is
the time to better prepare for it. I
have attached information about our Growing
in Faith Together campaign. If the
Lord is leading you to partner with us in some fashion, please do not hesitate
to reach out to me by phone (610-286-0353 x406) or email
(ken.parris@conestogachristian.net). Maybe God has been preparing you to help us reach more students in our area. Conestoga Christian School is blooming right where God has planted us.
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(ken.parris@conestogachristian.net). Maybe God has been preparing you to help us reach more students in our area. Conestoga Christian School is blooming right where God has planted us.
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