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Providence Academy partners with parents to equip students to develop spiritual maturity and achieve academic excellence through a biblically-based, Christ-centered, classical education, so they will think and live in a manner which brings glory to God.

What a year it has been! We have seen God provide in so many ways for our school. As we move forward, we do so only by His grace and provision. We have added new sports, new academic programs, a new building, and soon, new students!

In this issue of the PA Magazine, you will see God's hand of favor on each and every page. We put together a video and print version State of The School 2023 to provide all of our community with the details on our four areas of responsibility here. You can find this information on Finances, Athletics, Spiritual Development, and Academics on the following page, as well as in the video. Just scan the QR code to view it with your mobile device.

We strive each and every day to stay on mission, and to make sure that God is glorified in our pursuit to train up children who will think and live in a manner that glorifies God. We hope that when you watch the video you can see that God is being faithful to accomplish this mission here at Providence Academy.

Join me in a moment as the school year wraps up to think on and praise God for the many great and immeasurable works HE has accomplished at PA this year. The need for scholarships for our new increased enrollment has been met and exceeded by a more than capable God. The need for our building to be paid for as we enter into the school year this fall continues but we are only $361,000 away from the original goal of $8.5 million in LESS THAN A YEAR. Wow! Our seniors are all graduating with the successful completion of their Thesis Defense! Our sports teams have unprecedented seasons and are still on their way to regional and state competitions!

I am reminded of King David's prayer of thankfulness in 1 Chronicles 16:10-17.

10 Therefore David blessed the LORD in the presence of all the assembly. And David said: “Blessed are you, O LORD, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever. 11 Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and you are exalted as head above all. 12 Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all. 13 And now we thank you, our God, and praise your glorious name.

14 “But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you. 15 For we are strangers before you and sojourners, as all our fathers were. Our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no abiding.

16 O LORD our God, all this abundance that we have provided for building you a house for your holy name comes from your hand and is all your own. 17 I know, my God, that you test the heart and have pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen your people, who are present here, offering freely and joyously to you.

Ben Holland Head of School Providence Academy, Johnson City, TN