Why Should We Support The ECSA Annual Fund?

Why Should We Support The ECSA Annual Fund?

Wednesday, 28 October 2009 07:38

From the desk of Garret G. Nieuwenhuis
Executive Director
Foundation for Eastern Christian School Association

This is a frequently asked question particularly by some who no longer have children or grandchildren attending our school. Some people really struggle with this issue and take the position that they did their part when their children were in school, so now it is up to those who still have children or grandchildren in Eastern Christian to do their part.

While to some there may appear to be some logic in that thought process it is inherently wrong from a number of view points. We are all a part of the larger Christian community which we believe has a responsibility for the nurture of the children in that community and have a vested interest in the outcome in the nurturing process. All of our “partners” such as the families of the students, the churches as well as the Christian School are included in this process.

Consider a Christian education as an investment, either for your own children and grandchildren or for those of your “neighbor” The return on this investment is not in dollars, but rather in the quality of our students and the leaders that we hope many of them will become in our churches, communities and professions. The academic and spiritual foundation that they receive at Eastern Christian School has the potential of multiplying your investment many times over as students take their talents and the biblical world in life view to others literally all over the world. We thank God for the opportunity to touch these young lives for Him!

The Eastern Christian School Annual Fund provides the immediate budgetary support we need to bridge the gap between the actual cost of education and the reasonable tuition that we must maintain in order to keep Christian education affordable and available for our current parents at Eastern Christian. In order for EC to operate within a balanced budget through August 31, 2010, we have determined that we have to set an Annual Fund goal of $ 650,000.00 for the current school year. The response so far to this year’s appeal has been very encouraging and we are trusting God that with His blessing on our efforts, we will meet our goal.

If you have not yet responded to this year’s appeal, we ask that you please pray for God’s leading as you contemplate what your response will be. If we all join together as members of the Christian school community and contribute as we are able, then we can be assured that we are supporting a school that glorifies God in its personnel, programs and facilities while at the same time nurturing succeeding generations of students to be the family, church, business and community leaders of tomorrow.