OCTOBER • 2012
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C VC ADMINISTRATIVE PERSPEC TIVE
– by Dr. John DeLeeuw, CVC Superintendent
“Something Greater” T 2012 Fall Festival The Fall Festival is quickly approaching. Plan on attending this annual CVC event. This will be a fun-filled day for the entire family – grandparents included! Date: Friday, October 19 Time: 2:00 – 5:00 pm. Place: CVC Elementary Campus What: An afternoon with games, activities, prizes, vendors and great food! •••
In This Issue Fall Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 New Teachers . . . . . . . . . . 2 Used Treasures . . . . . . . . . 2 New HS Principal . . . . . . . . 3 Alumni News . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Glimpsing the Divine . . . . 4
his year’s school theme might easily bring visions of our great, mighty God, but the more difficult task is getting at the heart of what it means. I shared the following with the teaching staff during the week before school started. In Numbers 13:26–33 we are brought into the discussion of the twelve spies commissioned by Moses and Aaron. All twelve seemed to agree on the fact that it was truly the Promised Land flowing with milk and honey. The split decision came with whether or not they were capable of taking the land. Ten of them saw the obstacles, mainly giants, focused on them and said it could not be accomplished. Joshua and Caleb focused on God’s promises and what He had already done for Israel and said that it could be done. The majority vote resulted in 40 years of wandering in the wilderness. (Numbers 14:9-10) Advancing 40 years later we see that Joshua is now leading the people of Israel. He and Caleb always held on to the fact that on their side they had “Something Greater.” He believed God when he was told God would never leave him or forsake him and that he was to be strong and courageous. Caleb, who was now 85, is remembered in Scripture as following God “wholeheartedly.” My prayer for all of us would be that we would follow God “wholeheartedly” especially when we are facing the giants of our day. We are in the middle of an ugly economy. Many people are losing their homes, businesses and their ability to pay tuition, and we have a fall enrollment of 25 under budget. Besides that many of our families are facing some very severe medical problems and difficulties. Our giants may not be real people, but they are definitely real problems. We need to be like Joshua, Caleb and a host of other biblical characters and remember that we have “Something Greater” on our side. Michael Priebe, a guest vocal artist who visited our school many years back, wrote a song that summarizes these thoughts. It is called No Giants: There are no giants in this land No one to stand against His Mighty Hand No need to be afraid
Mission: Guatemala . . . . . 5
No need to run away
Staff Enrichment . . . . . . . 6
There are no giants,
Sportsmanship . . . . . . . . . 7
No giants in this land
Looking Ahead . . . . . . . . . 7 Moms in Prayer . . . . . . . . . 8 Of Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
No need to be afraid when the God of all creation is standing by your side. (“Greater” continues on page 2)