Annual Review 2012 - Christian Academy School System

Funds for Missionary FamilyRaised with Pocket ChangeBy Trey Hennig, Southwest StudentThe Southwest Campus participated in the “Changefor Christ” project to raise money for the Smith family(names have been changed), a missionary family in India.The money that was given to the Smith family will beused to buy clothes, food, and other appliances theyneed. The Smiths are very grateful for our hearts to givemoney, but they are also very grateful for the love andhope God gives them.Mrs. Smith said, “What a blessing it is to have theseunexpected funds so that pastors and other believerscan be trained and discipled to share the Gospel insuch a dark place. Taking it to the ends of the earth, oneperson at a time!”I was influenced by this project because of their stronglove and thankfulness for God. The love of God hasbeen so influential on them, and they want to share thisgood feeling in a country that has not seen this truthyet. It made me stop in my tracks and think, Would Iever love God enough to give up everything, leave everyoneI know, and share His Word to a sinful and blinded nation?I will never forget the experience I had once they saidthey’d started many churches and are training manypastors. It was wonderful to see their huge impact inonly a few months of time.It is always important to give for missionaries and helptheir families. They are serving the Lord and sacrificingthemselves to share God’s Word. In return, it should beour job to help in any way. In this case, it was sacrificinga little bit of coins, which many people didn’t want todo. Those people did not see or feel the thankfulness inthat sacrifice nor the stewardship they will have withthat money. God gave us His Son and a path to Him,which was the ultimate sacrifice; and the Smiths havegiven everything, except their family unity, to shareabout that story. I am thankful for their work, and praythat someday I may share His Word to this unbelievingworld.Rock Creek:Buckets of BucksStudents at the Rock Creek campus donatedmonetary gifts as well as gift cards inlight of the tornado that ravaged much ofHenryville, Indiana, in March 2012.The Rock Creek campus partnered withChristian Academy of Indiana High Schoolto collect money and gift cards to Kroger,Wal-Mart and Target.They were able to contribute more than$1,000 to aid families in Henryville.What a blessing for our families to cometogether upon seeing a need, and workingtogether to meet that need!Annual Review 2012 9