We are finishing up our second term at MCA.  It is such a blessing to see all these kids on a daily basis and watch them grow.  Some of them are reading better and really growing academically.  

Just yesterday I was sitting in the office looking over some test and a few kids came in asking for the ball to go play with.   Then this cute little boy from our kindergarten class came in and just stood there.  We asked him what he wanted and he said he wanted to read on the Ipad.   He was very anxious to play the educational games we put on there and enjoyed his time with Summer who was guiding him though it.

I pray that our school will be a solid foundation for these children. Academically speaking, yes, but more than that, really. So many of our school kids come from difficult situations at home. Some have lost a parent, been abandoned, live among abuse and so much more.  Honestly, it's heartbreaking and a lot to take in.   God's grace helps us know better how to help each one and what that may look like.  

Recently, a boy lost his father, and his mother had abandon him years ago so he is living with a mechanic in town who took pity on him because he was living in different shops.  I pray that we can help him in some way and guide him through this difficult time. He's only in 2nd grade.

I know that the world is full of hurt and sorrow.  Each place is touched by pain and suffering.  Each soul longs to be loved and cared for.  Only Jesus Christ can mend a soul and comforted a broken heart.   Who will be His feet?  Who will be His hands? Who will bring the healing Words of Jesus to these hurting souls?
 

Oh, may we be like Isaiah when he said, "Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?" Then I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8