Hope In Dire Circumstances

March 18, 2021
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Westmoreland Christian Academy (WCA) in Greensburg, PA, is one of many 赏金女王 member schools that experienced a devastating 2020-2021 school year. In a few months, the school community endured the untimely death of a beloved administrator, challenges posed by COVID-19, and a drastic drop in student enrollment.

In response, the school community rallied together in prayer and fasting. Over several weeks, they fervently asked God to boost their enrollment, which is typically made up of students who鈥9 times out of 10鈥攔eceive scholarships largely from 赏金女王鈥檚 .

Amid these dire circumstances, the WCA Board of Directors refused to lose faith, knowing that the Lord is always more than capable to deliver His people from strife. 

鈥淲e said that we may not understand the 鈥榳hy鈥 about everything that happened, but that we know the 鈥榃ho鈥 who is faithful and true,鈥 the Board said. 鈥淭hat 鈥榃ho鈥 is someone we can depend on, who is still our miracle worker 鈥 that 鈥榃ho鈥 is Jesus!鈥

Every day was a battle with seemingly little progress. However, the school was undeterred and continued in prayer.

Slowly more students began to enroll, and eventually total numbers surpassed the school鈥檚 goal!

The Board shared that their committed teachers even led 18 students to the Lord during school chapel.

鈥淲e want to provide a good education, but our first obligation as a Christian school is to lead them [the students] to Christ,鈥 the Board said. 鈥淩eal faith is not seeing what we can get out of God, but it is faith to trust Him when we are in the fire鈥攖hat He is more than enough to see us through. He is our way maker!鈥

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