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Heart For Missions Month: Children Helping Children

February is a month commonly associated with love, but not just for Valentine’s Day, it is also Heart for Missions Month, and if anyone knows how to show their heart, it would be PCA students. 

Introduced via a fun “News” video during last week's chapel, Lower School Student Council challenged classmates to help raise money for school supplies for children living at the Lamb Institute in Honduras, a “Christ-centered, multifaceted ministry based in Tegucigalpa, Honduras [that seeks to] share the hope found in Christ Jesus as we care for, educate, protect, and empower those suffering extreme poverty, abuse, and exploitation in Honduras.”

This idea was birthed by Lower School third grade representative and student in Mrs. Adkins' class, Hadley Silvester. Hadley came up with the idea after Mrs. Adkins' friend came to talk to the class about her work at LAMB. “When I heard of Honduras,” Silvester said, “and how much the children needed, I felt we should donate money to them so life could be easier for them.”

 “After Hadley heard [Suzy] speak about life in Honduras,” Mrs. Adkins added, “she was moved to want to help others less fortunate.”

 In his Lower School chapel Loom, principal Rick Martin said that what he is most excited about in this drive was the fact that it was children, giving to children, to bless children in the name of Jesus. As Dr. Martin reminded the students, “Jesus used 2 fish and 5 loaves to feed 5000! Just think what He can do with a couple of coins.”

 But how can our lower school help with a monetary donation? By going home and busting into their piggy banks or getting creative by raising money. 

 This past Saturday, fourth graders Asher Beckett, Rawls Karnes, and second grader Asa Beckett decided to hold a candy and water sale outside of the Beckett house. The boys put up a table, made a sign, and encouraged neighbors to donate funds. Altogether they raised $145.

 Starting today, jars will be placed in each classroom for students to be able to contribute any size donation for the week. The Lower School student council will be going around on Friday to pick up the jars. The class who collects the most coins in K-2 and grades 3-5 will win a free dress down day.

 We can’t wait to see how much our PCA students raise.

PCA Valentine Singing Grams

Neither mask nor COVID regulations were going to stop the PCA High School Choir from spreading the love and joy of the Valentine’s Day season through their annual tradition of singing grams! 

Beginning last year, the choir started online singing grams, which they made their main platform this year due to COVID restrictions. For the 2021 Valentine Grams, the Choir performed old favorites like, "You Are My Sunshine", "My Girl" and "Lean On Me", while adding some new and fun songs such as, "Hooked On A Feeling", "Baby" and "Adore". Several weeks prior to recording, they not only practiced vocal parts but also added a little choreography to each song.  

Director, Mrs. Kathy Thames said, "The Choir enjoys this PCA tradition each year! It is always so much fun for us to sing and deliver songs that bring so many people joy! This is one of the core values we have in Choir, to use our voices to glorify God first and to bless others. As always, the Choir showed how dedicated they are, by enthusiastically singing even while wearing masks! I am so proud of them and happy to be their teacher."

Junior Hannah Zumbrunnen said, “We all missed delivering singing grams in person this year but I am so glad we could [record] and deliver them.”

Thanks to everyone who supported the High School Choir and Junior class!

The PCA Choir singing "Lean On Me"