As the community resource developer at our school, I have the privilege of being able to take our schoool, a grade at a time, into the community to build relationships with those less fortunate. Being a Christian school, not only do we want to provide excellent education, but we want them to know what its like to actually walk out biblical principles and not just intellectually know them.
We want the children to experience the fulfillment that comes when one lays aside their own agenda to help someone in need. Huruma Children's Home is an orphange that has roughly 150 children right now that Shauna lived and taught at from July to December 2008. The home is run by a truly amazing woman named Mama Zipporah. She takes all children brought to her and doesn't turn them away even if they're HIV positive. She said they currently have 18 HIV positive children.
I took the 11th grade today and starting in January, I will be taking one to two grades a month through May to further love on these children and just spend time focusing on them making them feel important. I was really proud of our students, they exemplified true leadership, humility, and love. Afterward, they all remarked on how blessed they felt engaging the children at Huruma. I love seeing our children truly begin to experientially know the principle, "It is more blessed to give than receive!" I always feel as if I am more blessed giving than the one who is the recipient of the giving. We had a great day.
As the community resource developer at our school, I have the privilege of being able to take our schoool, a grade at a time, into the community to build relationships with those less fortunate. Being a Christian school, not only do we want to provide excellent education, but we want them to know what its like to actually walk out biblical principles and not just intellectually know them.
We want the children to experience the fulfillment that comes when one lays aside their own agenda to help someone in need. Huruma Children's Home is an orphange that has roughly 150 children right now that Shauna lived and taught at from July to December 2008. The home is run by a truly amazing woman named Mama Zipporah. She takes all children brought to her and doesn't turn them away even if they're HIV positive. She said they currently have 18 HIV positive children.
I took the 11th grade today and starting in January, I will be taking one to two grades a month through May to further love on these children and just spend time focusing on them making them feel important. I was really proud of our students, they exemplified true leadership, humility, and love. Afterward, they all remarked on how blessed they felt engaging the children at Huruma. I love seeing our children truly begin to experientially know the principle, "It is more blessed to give than receive!" I always feel as if I am more blessed giving than the one who is the recipient of the giving. We had a great day.
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