This past week was Missions Emphasis Week at Wade Christian Academy. On Monday, we were grateful to have church planter Pastor Martinez with us for a special chapel service! After being blessed from our middle school and high school choir, he preached a very timely message on giving God the first and best rather than leftovers. What a great start to our 4th quarter!
Recently, each grade was partnered with a missionary family and was able to ask questions and learn about their lives and the missions work that they do. On Tuesday and Thursday this week, we held special Missions Chapel services at which each class was able to present their missionary families and share what they had learned from them. What a blessing it was to hear about all of these faithful families planting churches and spreading the Gospel!
Here are some reflections from our students:
- I was amazed that you can preach and teach the gospel by sign language. ~ 5th Grade
- Are you going to give God your leftovers or your prized possessions instead? ~ 9th Grade
- I would like to be a missionary! ~ 5th Grade
- I learned so many things about different places. Thank you for doing Missions Month! ~ 3rd Grade
- I feel God is calling me to be in the Air Force, then be a missionary. ~ 5th Grade
- Japan is a nice place. I wonder if they’re allowed to have a Bible there. ~ 2nd Grade
- Bro. Martinez talked about giving our best, not just the rest… That means we shouldn’t be lazy. God tells us to our seatwork and homework. ~ 2nd Grade
- When the preacher was preaching, I felt God speaking to my heart. ~ 2nd Grade
- The missionary reports were all great, but there was one that touched my heart the most. It was the missionary in Nepal because he preached to deaf people. ~ 2nd Grade
- Dear Mr. Martinez, I’m praying for you and your family. ~ 2nd Grade
- I want to give money to the Lord by giving money to the missionary. ~ 2nd Grade.