Letter from Mr. Booy

Some of the most influential people at The Potter’s House for me are…

Mr. Lee, who helped me get out of trouble and cool off. He would kick the ball around with me and we played Heads-UpSeven-Up if we had time at the end of the day.

Christian (TPH Custodian) has been influential too. I've done some things that I'm not proud of, and he listened to me and said that he's made mistakes too. He's always there for me to help me out, and I know that I can depend on him.

Coach Tanner was my basketball coach for B2B, and he focused on me a lot because he saw that I was doing poorly. He would help me out every time he had the chance.

—Aaron

Three years ago, a young student appeared on our 7th-grade waiting list. Aaron had gone from foster home to foster home and school to school over the last few years. In fact, the last school he attended for only three weeks. After much prayer and discussion, we decided to accept this young man for enrollment at our school. The first year was tough. He refused to smile for the first day of school pictures, no matter what we said or how we tried to get him to smile. For almost a year, he would race past me and head to class each morning as I welcomed our students with a handshake and greeting.

Recently, we sat together for freshman lunch at the Hospitality House. During lunch, I asked each student to tell me about one person that has had an impact on them since they've been at The Potter's House. Aaron readily mentioned three staff members that had an impact on him (shared above). I then went on to the next student and as soon as he finished talking, Aaron interjected again and listed three more staff members that made an impact on him—six in all. The Potter's House continues to endeavor to be a school centered on Jesus where everyone is accepted, valued, and loved. We work hard on developing a spirit of hospitality where everyone feels welcome, and no one falls through the cracks. Although The Potter’s House is not perfect, it never ceases to thrill me to see students like Aaron transformed by the love of Jesus and his followers.

In this spring issue, you will read about more exciting stories of our students and staff about how they are not only recipients of grace and support, but they are actively choosing to give grace to others in their school or their workplace. They are true examples of The Potter's House—A Place of Support.

You will be able to meet some of these students and staff members at our upcoming banquet where we'll share additional exciting stories. If you haven’t already, I hope you will consider coming to the New Friends Banquet and possibly even hosting a table on Tuesday, April 25.

Your partner in education,

John Booy Superintendent