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All-Girls School Launches this Fall by Joanna Shrewsbury
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eing invited to lead the inaugural team for the Crossover Prep Girls’ School has been one of the greatest privileges of my life. It’s the fulfilment of a desire God began cultivating in me almost a decade ago to work in education with children and families placing Christ at the center. Although I joined Crossover in July 2020, I had been tracking their work for many years through my mother, Linda Shrewsbury. I was living in San Francisco at the time, fully immersed in raising my three young children and unaware I would ever return to Tulsa. I was busy discovering that not only did I love my children, but I also loved all children! I was serving on the leadership team of a co-op
of families who did life together. Our purpose was to provide quality preschool programming for our kids, but we also shared meals, helped one another, and entered into each other’s joys and frustrations. I cherished living in an intentional community, but I was constantly aware that what our co-op really needed was Christ. I longed to be part of a community that was family centered but as a natural extension of being Christ centered first. When my mom would call, she would often tell me about a new community in Tulsa trying to do just that. She attended Crossover Bible Church and was serving on a board to launch a boys’ school as part of a larger plan to restore north Tulsa. Then through an unexpected journey, the Lord brought me back to Tulsa. And in his great mercy, God allowed a season of loss in my life that has enabled me to say with full confidence that God is able to bring his beauty from ashes. This is an important conviction for me because north Tulsa has a lot of ashes in our past and present. So, I am thankful to know on a truly personal level that even when we lack the vision, God always has a plan for restoration. Since I have joined Crossover Prep, I’ve seen the staff here be the hands and feet of God. When I started, the leadership team sat around our conference table and tried to plan for a school year where none of us knew what to expect. As we made decisions, I observed a steadfast commitment to our students prevail over our fears and uncertainties. When school started in August, I watched the staff stand as a faithful presence living out the life changing power of Christ through
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