September 23, 2020
A new command I give you:
Love one another.
As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples,
if you love one another.
John 13:34-35
Precious Parents,
I want to begin this letter thanking all of you for the support given to NTA during these very trying times. Although the budget is very tight this year due to keeping the numbers low in the classroom so that social distancing can take place, we are seeing the Hand of God meet our needs. In every area on the campus of Northwood Temple Academy, we are witnessing the Lord move in mighty ways. Just yesterday during the middle school reboot groups, several students gave their hearts to the Lord for the very first time and many others rededicated their lives to following Him. You do realize that could not have happened if we were not having school. I marvel at the goodness of God! There have been times we have struggled to have parent volunteers on campus, but this year so many of you have volunteered to help take temperatures every day and several of you are helping to sub in classrooms when teachers are sick. Teachers are required to stay home if they exhibit any of the COVID-19 symptoms, so this has increased the need for more substitutes than were needed in the past.
Some of our faculty and staff have faced great trials this year. If you have a high school student, you know that Mr. Williams (high school math) lost his son last week at the age of 38. Mrs. Morgan, our cafeteria director, has been diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer and started her chemotherapy treatments last week. Ms. Edwards (6th grade) experienced a loss of eyesight and had to be taken back to Kentucky for emergency treatment, therefore having to resign her position. There have been several other physical attacks on our faculty and staff but this is enough to demonstrate that these are hard times indeed.
As I walk down the hallways in each building and hear excellent teaching and learning happening, as I hear the laughter of students filling the classrooms although wearing masks and sitting behind acrylic shields, and I as stand at the door of the gym and watch the girls play volleyball and stand on the hill and watch the boys play soccer…….God whispers to my heart….This is good….very good!
Will you commit to pray daily for Northwood Temple Academy? Will you commit to pray for the health of our faculty, staff, and students? Will you commit to pray that God will do amazing things (Joshua 3:5) on the campus of Northwood Temple Academy? God always hears the prayers of His people!
Carpe Aeternitatum!
R. McLamb