The Wonderful Things God Has Done
Praise, honor and glory to God for the wonderful things He has done among us!
One year ago the Minnetonka Adventist Church faced a huge challenge. As constituents of the Minnetonka Adventist Academy we wondered, even doubted, whether we would be able to keep the doors of our school open. We had high quality staff, 125 students, but a frightening fundraising goal of $400,000 to meet operation demands. Clearly, that amount was staggering. Many meetings were held to consider our options.
The commitment of our School Operating Committee, church Governing Board, and constituency to provide quality K-12 Adventist Christian Education to our children and youth drove us to our knees and from there we decided to move forward by faith and with hard work.
Near the end of each month during the school year we faced a significant shortfall of cash to fund our staff payroll. We were determined not to borrow any money for operations. Every month we met the deadline in ways that told us that God was making it possible through the generosity of our church family and some who do not belong to our church.
On June 26, 2009, we received a report that a total of $289,000 had been received to date—compared to about $150,000 received in previous recent years. But we were about $30,000 short. By the end of June we needed that amount to end the school year in the black—all bills paid, payroll covered and no additional debt carried over to the next school year.
Would God do it again? Four days to go!
On the previous day—June 25—a check arrived from an out-of-state source for $8,000. The donor wanted us to come up with an additional $2,000 in order...[more]
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