Annual Review 2012 - Christian Academy School System

English StationHigh SchoolChristian Academy of Louisville High School is known for many different aspects:academic achievement, award winning School of Fine Arts, 2010 National Blue Ribbonrecipient, respected athletic department. However, one descriptor permeates all of these:God-honoring.Linda Rafla,High School PrincipalChristian Academy of Louisville High School students are growing in wisdom, stature and in favor with God. Asthey strive for a closer relationship with Christ, many of our students are involved with on-campus Bible studies,community outreach, and national as well as international mission trips. (Please flip over to page six, Missions:Home and Abroad, to learn more about how God is stirring and moving in the hearts of students in this area.)Whether it is collecting shoes for EDGE ministries or coats for Wayside Mission, our students are making animpact on their world. The most significant and defining opportunity that our students were involved with thisyear was the building of a 50-person orphanage in India.What began as a big, audacious goal became a burning passion for our students as they sacrificed their time,effort and money to raise the $40,000 necessary to accomplish the building of the orphanage. This was a studentledand student-supported philanthropic initiative, with all funds being raised by the students themselves. Thestudents creatively thought of ways to go about this, including sponsoring a hot dog and hamburger dinner beforea football game, selling t-shirts and cupcakes, and having a community wide garage sale. At the garage sale, onestudent sold his own car and gave the proceeds to the orphanage building effort. The students were focused, andknew without doubt God would be faithful, working in amazing ways through the hearts and hands of His manylaborers.The lessons learned along the way were as valuable as the building itself; God can accomplish His purposesthrough humble and willing vessels. Our students will never be the same after watching the Hand of God workthrough them in a mighty way!Annual Review 2012 19