We finished another year at Colegio Privado Adonai, five years of struggles, five years of victories, five years of pain, five years of growth, five years of decisions, five years of faith. We thank God for His faithfulness! Without Him as our General Director and Supervisor, we could not have gotten this far!
Things that happened this year…we had two big fund raisers, Missions week and Folklore Day. We had a clothes and food drive for the neighboring AC church of Sajonia. We painted and cleaned the UAA, a sports center two blocks from school that loans us its grounds to us for retreats, Olympics, and practices. The middle school and high school kids went on two different outings. We received gifts from the Banco Central de Paraguay. Four computers were donated by friends from the states. The best student from 9th grade was baptized in November…the first of our students! Plans for 11th grade have been finalized and accepted by the “Ministerio de Educacion”. Plans for a new building were drawn up and started. Report cards were handed out; grades turned it to the “Ministerio de Educacion”. The teachers cleaned out their rooms. Good-bye 2007!
Things to look forward to…the 2008 school year calendar is printed out. New teachers are checking out books and writing up lessons. Vivi (Ben’s wife) will be our morning principal and vice-principal for the afternoon classes. We get to wear JEANS next year instead of a uniform…even the teachers! One of our (lady) teachers will also be working in the area of counselling (especially for girls) along with our pastor. We will have clubs…sports, English, art, music and poetry. (Should I include that I MIGHT take on some classes…I just need to figure out what to do with Edson.)
The construction project is underway. We bought cement, bricks and other materials and will be picking up the first crew today (from Ohio and New York). We are excited to see things in progress and are grateful that the Lord is answering our prayers.
So…we are counting on you! Please pray for us, visit us, write to us, or COME HELP US!
Love,
Oscar and Karen
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Sometimes I still can't believe you guys actually started a school and that it is continuing to grow! Talk about a dream come true! I love hearing the stories that come from CPA!
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