That's What Christmas is All About (Part 2)

Yesterday, we shared some comments from some of the students at Unity Christian School about what Christmas means. That post is below this one, and we encourage you to check that one out after you read this post. And, please click on the comment link on the bottom of the post and let us know what you feel Christmas is all about...or even how you feel about the students' thoughts. Here are a few more comments made by UCS students:

"Most people, when asked, would say that Christmas is about family gatherings, gift giving and fun. As a believer, though, I believe that Christmas is a time for remembering the gift given to mankind...the gift named Immanuel. December 25 is a time to celebrate the fact that God so loved the world, that He sent his only begotten son, so whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life (John 3:16). That is what Christmas is all about: remembering and celebrating."

"I think Christmas is about Jesus our Lord, who was born in a manger and died on the cross and rose again three days later!"

"Christmas is a holiday of joy. On Christmas, we celebrate Christ's birth."

"To me, Christmas means a time to celebrate Jesus' birth, because without Jesus, we wouldn't be going to heaven."

"Christmas means a time to celebrate Jesus' birth. It also means to spend time with your family and get them gifts from the heart...like a card or something they need."

"It means peace, love and good food. It also means Jesus was born."

"Christmas means to me getting to see both of my parents. It also means getting to celebrate God's birthday."

"Christmas means to me to remember to remember Christ."

"Christmas is all about Jesus! Christmas isn't just about presents, it's about the birth of our lord and savior Jesus Christ. You can't have Christmas without the "Christ"...or it would just be "mas!"

"Christmas means to me that I should stop worrying about presents and focus on Jesus' birth."

"I like Christmas first because I love Jesus and second because I like giving and getting presents."

"To me, Christmas means that this is the day Jesus was born, and it makes me sad that some people are taking Christ out of Christmas. It also means that all of our family gets together."

"Christmas is about getting closer to God; and about getting closer to New Year."

"The significance of Christmas is really simple, yet really complicated all at the same time. Christmas is about Jesus and how God sent Him down to earth for a very simple reason: to wash us clean of the hundreds of sins we commit each and every day. It was his crimson red blood that washed us off and picked us up after the horrid fall of mankind."

"What Christmas means to me: Jesus was born to die for everyones' sins. Christmas is wonderful because it is the time Jesus was born."

"Any time I hear Christmas I think of Jesus. I think of Jesus because that is His birthday and we should celebrate that."

"Christmas is one of the most important holidays known to man. It's not onle a time for family gatherings, but the time we celebrate our savior's birth. It is also a time to draw back from the stress of the world and focus on our families. It's when we celebrate God's gift to us by giving gifts to others. It is a time of joy."

"Christmas is my favorite holiday of the year. It is the day that Christ was born. It is the most important day of the year."

"Christmas means Jesus' birth and presents."

"I like Christmas because of the giving and presents, because it feels good to give. I like the weather and Christmas cards because it is a good feeling listening to Christmas-related songs while unwrapping presents. I like seeing family and having lunch, breakfast or dinner with them and visiting them. "X-mas" is bad because it takes Christ out of Christmas."

"Christmas is the best holiday. It is a day to worship God and be thankful for what He does. It is a time for presents to celebrate Jesus' time on earth. The whole family comes together. I love Christmas because of what Jesus did."

"Christmas isn't about giving and receiving material gifts but rather receiving a gift that only Christ can give - hope that we can and will receive salvation if only we choose to believe."



Merry Christmas everyone.

Mickey Seward
Associate Director of Development

That's What Christmas Is All About

My favorite scene in television history comes in Charlie Brown's Christmas Special. In this scene, Charlie Brown is feeling empty and frustrated because Christmas has become commercialized and seems to have lost its meaning. Obviously agitated, he screams, "Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?!" Linus then walks on the stage, calmly says, "Lights please," and tells us why we celebrate Christmas.

We asked some of our students at UCS to answer the same question Charlie Brown asked. Below are some of the answers we received, in no particular order. Some of the shorter answers by the younger students prove to be as profound as the others. Some are funny, some are touching, all are thought-provoking. And, it's a beautiful thing to see that UCS students are as in-tune with the true meaning of Christmas as Linus.

We have a lot of responses, so we'll add some more tomorrow. Here is what some of our students had to say:

"Christmas means a lot to me, but the most important thing is Jesus. And that it's better to give than to receive."

"Christmas means time with family and peace. It is a day where race and works are put aside."

"Christmas means loving God and the one and only savior. Christmas means thinking of family and friends."

"Christmas is all about Jesus, not Santa or presents or candy or all the material things that come with Christmas. Jesus is a gift to us from God. God gave us His only Son. If Jesus wouldn't have been born, then He wouldn't have been crucified or resurrected, and no one would be forgiven and Christians wouldn't have victory. Christmas is a celebration of Jesus' birth and a gift from God. It's a sign of hope, love, faith, fear, humbleness and of God Himself. Christmas means a lot."

"Christmas is a wonderful time when we are given a chance to receive and give blessings during the time of celebration of the greatest gift of all...Jesus."

"Christmas means to me that Jesus was born. When he got older and was a young man, he died on the cross for my sins."

"The meaning of Christmas is of the birth of Christ and His coming to the earth. Our one and only savior was born on Christmas day for all to celebrate every year."

"It's a time for followers of Jesus Christ to celebrate the time when their savior came as a baby boy, starting on his journey to save us. It's also a time to rejoice and spread the good news of Jesus Christ."

"Christmas is a time to give Jesus our heart."

"Christmas is my favorite time of year. It is a joyous time where we remember Christ's birth and share our love with others. I enjoy spending the holiday with my friends and family."

"Christmas to me means the birth of Christ. Also, it's the best time of year for me and my mom to bond. Ever since I can remember, Christmas was the best time of year. My mom and I would put up lights together and sing Christmas songs. My favorite part was always the tree. I loved decorating the tree."

"Christmas is very special to me because it's Jesus' birthday."

"Christmas is about giving - God's gift to us and how we pass that gift along to others. Christmas is a birthday."

"When we think of Christmas, we think of toys, reindeer and Santa Claus. The true significance of Christmas, in my opinion, is it's the time when all of the family comes together and drops all of the negatives and focuses on the positives. Everyone is filled with the joy of the Christmas spirit."

"I like Christmas because it's Jesus' birthday. I like Christmas because you get presents."

"What I enjoy most about Christmas is the reflection upon the hope that was born to us."

"Christmas means to me that my granddaddy get to be Cold Saint Nic...and another thing it means to me is that I have to let my cats in."

"The significance of Christmas is not about the presents and decorations. Christmas is a celebration of God becoming incarnate. He humbled Himself to come to earth and die for us. He was our substitutional atonement. Without Him coming to earth, our punishment would be Hell. So, it's not about the gifts we give and receive, but about the greatest gift that was given to us from God."

"Christmas to me means a time of giving and spending time with family. It is also a time to think about how little we deserve, but really we get so much. It's a time to thank God for sending his Son to us."

"Christmas means to me Jesus, because he was born on Christmas. And also neat colors, because red is my favorite color."

"I like Christmas because of Jesus' birth and being with your family."

"My dad's whole family has a feast and we celebrate Jesus' birthday. My mom's whole family comes to our house and we open up presents and we pray to God."

"Christmas means to me God died on a cross and rose again."


By the way, here's Linus' response to Charlie Brown:

"And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, 'Fear not: for behold, I bring unto you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.' And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying, 'Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.'"

And that's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.

Merry Christmas everyone.

Mickey Seward
Associate Director of Development

The Gift

In the past few weeks, Unity Christian School received word that a family wanted to give us a gift of major proportions. It would be, in fact, the largest single gift to UCS in our school's history.

I'm constantly amazed at how God uses people to advance His kingdom. In the post just below this one, you read about how in the past decade so many people have worked so hard to take UCS from its extremely humble beginnings to where it is now. I assure you, we are continuing to move forward and working for the days when we look back at this one and say, "Wow...look how far we've come."

While God was using those people to build UCS, He was blessing a family that looked to Him above all else. This family knows that everything they have comes from God, and they give back to Him in extremely generous ways. This is not their first showing of generosity toward UCS, and I'm sure UCS is just one of the groups they help support. I also believe that if God didn't use those pioneers I mentioned earlier to continue to build UCS and put people in place that would keep doing His work, families like this one would never give their money, talent, time and efforts to this school. Their excitement for the future of UCS is built on what's already happened here. (When we are faithful with a few things, we will be put in charge of many things.) It's truly amazing to look back and see how God has taken the efforts and blessings of so many people and brought them together for His glory.

Now, as we continue to run with perseverence the race marked out for us, we continue to be thankful for the people that God has brought into our family who make it possible for us to keep running. To those of you who continue to give and continue to pray, thank you.

Mickey Seward
Associate Director of Development

We Serve a Big God!

Just a note of encouragement….

Yesterday Page, Mickey, and I had a meeting with two of the school’s founding pastors to try to capture their “story” as part of our auction’s theme “Picturing Unity : A Decade of Discipleship.” I left amazed once again at God’s faithfulness. Looking at what God has done in just 10 short years can get you very excited about what He can do over the next 10 years. One of the pastors specifically said that if someone had told him where the school would be 10 years from that 1st day of school he never would have believed it. That’s us living the scripture in Ephesians that “my God can do infinitely beyond our highest hopes or dreams” (totally paraphrased).

For those of you who were here in the beginning for this painful birthing process – Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! And for those of you, who, like me, “arrived at noon but still get to earn the same wages as those who arrived at 8am” – be blessed!

Words like “destiny” and “vision” were used frequently yesterday. God does indeed have an awesome plan for this school, and we have each been called and chosen to be a part of it. What a privilege!

Jennifer Eddins
Special Events Coordinator

Does School Matter?

From the time a child enters kindergarten and graduates high school he/she will spend approximately 16,000 hours in school. During that same span a child will spend approximately 1600 hours in church.

Does school matter?

The answer to that question lies in whether or not you believe 1,600 hours in church is enough to counteract the 16,000 hours of instruction from a secular worldview. Is 16,000 hours enough time for Satan to convince your child that Jesus Christ is irrelevant? Is 1,600 hours enough time for your church’s children and youth ministries to equip your child to understand that God is the creator and Redeemer of all the world through Jesus Christ and one’s duty is to God first, then to others and to self last? So, does school matter?

YES!!!!

Consider the following statistics discovered by Christian Worldview Researcher George Barna:
· What a child believes at age 13 he will likely die believing.
· 70% of born again parents do no mention leading their child to faith in Christ as a critical outcome of their parenting, but
- Almost 40% listed getting a good education as a critical outcome
· 9% of adults and 5% of youth have a biblical worldview
- A person with a biblical worldview is:
- 31 times less likely to cohabitate
- 18 times less likely to endorse drunkenness
- 15 times less likely to condone gay sex
- 11 times less likely to condone adultery.
· 52% of teens believe Jesus was a sinner
· 60% think good deeds can earn eternal life

Is it possible that the rapid decline of morality in our culture is a result of 16,000 hours of secular education and only 1,600 hours of church attendance? I believe that there is not coincidence that the parents who were first affected by the removal of prayer from school and God from the public square are the parents of youth and young adults who are growing increasingly morally bankrupt. When God became irrelevant to the educational process, he became irrelevant to what goes on outside of educational institutions.

Dr. James Dobson stated that we are in a civil war. This is not a war fought with guns and missiles, but a war fought with the mind. The battle ground is America’s schools and to the victor goes our children. Does this matter to you? It should!

Psalm 127:3 states that children are a heritage from the Lord, children a reward from Him. God blesses parents with children because He recognizes that they are the means to advance His kingdom until the return of Jesus. It has been stated that if one of the largest Christian denominations in America were to just evangelize their own children the denomination would triple over the next 20 years. That doesn’t include actually evangelizing the lost outside the church.

Does school matter? Take a long hard look at your life and ask God to reveal to you where you have placed Him in the prioritization of rearing your children. Now consider the way that you show this practically in your daily actions. Perhaps where you choose to allow your child to be educated could be a major step towards answering the question - Does God matter?

Glenn Getchell,
UCS Headmaster

Confirmation in a Conversation (Part 2)

A few weeks back, I wrote about a conversation I had with a friend of mine who teaches at a local public school. In that post, I mentioned that the conversation confirmed yet again to me Unity Christian School's role in our community. I also promised another story about a different conversation I had that week that further confirmed to me what UCS is all about.

Like that first conversation, the second one took place with someone involved in a local public school. This time, I was speaking with a high school student. The young man is a former student at UCS, and he told me about what he feels is his role at his current school. He said he knows that he is a missionary to his classmates, there not only to study and make friends, but to tell those classmates about the unfailing love of Jesus Christ. He told me about how he has gone about doing that, and about another student a few years older than him who helps serve as his mentor. As this former UCS student goes about growing in his relationship with Christ, he is going out of his way to make sure those in his current school know that they are loved and that God has an incredible plan for their lives.

But, he told me something else. He said, "I love UCS. I love Mr. Getchell and Mr. Davis." He told me how he was prepared to do what he is doing while attending Unity Christian School. He told me how he has learned from his parents, who have set an incredible example for him, and his pastors and others at church. He told me how his UCS teachers and coaches helped him mature, and without their influence, he wouldn't be able to make the difference that he's making (and in my opinion, going to make quite a bit of in the future).

This is a young man who God can use to change our community, and who knows what else? And, according to that young man, the teachers and staff at UCS, along with his parents and church leaders, have helped him become that young man that will make a difference.

Now, take a look at UCS' mission statement:

"We will partner with Christian parents committed to Christ-centered, Biblically-based education to promote excellence in academics, to equip students with Christ-honoring leadership skills, and to develop their God-given potential which empowers them to impact the world for Jesus Christ."

It's a lot more than just a statement, isn't it? It's reality. It's happening...every day. UCS students are going into the community and impacting their own world for Jesus Christ by sharing Him with their friends, teammates and others they come in contact with on an everyday basis. God is using UCS to bring our students closer to Him, and they are taking what they learn at UCS and giving the greatest gift anyone could receive: Jesus Christ.

I invite you to take a look at UCS. When you do, I bet you'll say the same thing I say all the time: "Look what God did at UCS today!"

What are your thoughts? Feel free to leave a comment by clicking the "comments" link below each post.

Mickey Seward
Associate Director of Development

SPEAK video about Unity Christian: Watch!

Unity Christian has developed a campaign called "SPEAK" in order to capture the amazing growth that students experience while at Unity. The acronym "SPEAK" highlights the five major areas of student development: Spiritual, Physical, Emootional, Academic, and Kingdom. The first four areas of personal growth give way to the fifth wherein the child gains a greater sense of his purpose and responsibility as a child of God's worldwide kingdom.

We hope you enjoy the video! If you have any further questions about Unity Christian School, please visit our website at http://www.unitychristianschool.org/ or call us at 706-292-0700.

Auction Enthusiasm

This week our Auction Committee, made up primarily of parent volunteers and headed by Special Events Coordinator Jennifer Eddins, met for the first time to discuss plans for the 2008 auction to be held March 1st. Discussion was enthusiastic and the time incredibly productive! I was overwhelmed by how blessed Unity Christian is to have such supportive and involved parents. Without a doubt, we would not be able to coordinate such quality events for our student body as well as the community if it were not for the unwavering dedication of our parents! God used the fellowship and cooperation that I witnessed in that meeting to impress on me even more powerfully the true meaning of our mission to "partner with Christian parents committed to Christ-centered, biblically-based education".

Kingdom education employs the illustration of a 3 legged stool to explain the interdependence of the home, church, and school in the education of His children. This is an effective metaphor because without one, the other two cannot function properly. At Unity Christian, parents are urged to actively take part in the educational experience of their children and what an invaluable strength they bring to the atmosphere and success of the school! I am so anxious to see what plans God has for the auction this year because of the contagious optimism and helpfulness of the parents I saw at our meeting. Parents jump in to help with class projects, schoolwide events, general facility needs, and special programming. This is what sets us apart: we exist not to replace but to reinforce the parent and his biblical teachings and values.

Page Thomas
Communications Coordinator

Confirmation in a Conversation (Part 1)

I've been involved in a couple interesting conversations in the past few days. Each one confirmed to me part of Unity Christian School's role in our community.

The first conversation was started by a friend of mine who teaches at a public elementary school and who attends the same church that my wife and I attend. That teacher told a few of us that she was so encouraged because she saw a few of her students at our church's fall festival on Oct. 31. The next day, her students began to ask her questions about the church and if she is a member there. That fall festival, which reached plenty of neighborhood kids and their parents, opened a door for this teacher to answer questions from children in her class.

As excited as I was about her opportunity to talk about her church, I felt bad that she doesn't get to go out of her way to share the message of hope and salvation in Jesus Christ with students who may not know or care about God.

I love the fact that teachers, faculty and staff at UCS go out of their way to make sure students know who Jesus Christ is, and that He loves them and has an incredible plan for their lives. I also love the fact that UCS' students don't keep that hope to themselves. You see, unlike Las Vegas, what happens here doesn't stay here. Growing up, I knew a Christian. That's right...one. But that friend made sure I knew that God loves me. In fact, it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from, what you've done or what's been done to you, God loves you.

Like that friend from my school days, our students are sharing their faith with their friends from outside UCS. Who knows, maybe my teacher-friend's students are benefitting from what God is doing at UCS.

I pray that they are.

Check back soon, and I'll tell you about that other conversation...

Mickey Seward
Associate Director of Development

Thanks, Pastors

On Wednesday, Unity Christian School held one of its two Pastors Appreciation Days this month. We'll have a second one next Wednesday, and after yesterday's experience, I can't wait to experience it again.

Several of the area pastors and children's ministers made their way to the UCS campus, where they heard from headmaster Glenn Getchell about the school's mission and the students' accomplishments. Mr. Getchell also told the pastors how much they and their churches mean to UCS.

Rob Davis, UCS' Upper Campus Principal, also spoke and related a story to our pastors about a young military officer, in his early 20s at the time, who was protected by God during the French and Indian War. During one battle, that young leader had not one, but two, horses shot out from underneath him; and four bullets went through his clothes with little damage to his body. Still, he remained alive, and he said the only reason he lived and continued on his path was because of God's providence. The young military officer was George Washington.

Mr. Davis wanted the pastors to realize that we know that, as pastors and leaders, they face many obstacles everyday, but we see that they continue to follow God's path for them, and we appreciate that more than they might know.

After Mr. Davis spoke, the pastors, Mr. Getchell, Mr. Davis and I stood in a circle and prayed together. It's an awesome thing to see pastors from all over the area, from different walks of life, from different denominations and with different ways of worshiping all standing together to pray in UNITY to Jesus Christ.

After that we moved into the chapel room for chapel with 2nd-5th grade students. What an awesome time that was. With the students and Mrs. Cynthia Ivery leading worship and several 5th graders performing a skit that ultimately proved Jesus' love and willingness to die for our sins so we could have the free gift of life, it was an unbelievable time.

Finally, the students found their pastor and children's minister and prayed for them. How awesome is it that our students, who are prayed for constantly, would be able to pray for our pastors? Wow.

The funny thing about Pastors Appreciation day is that even though we wanted the pastors to know how much we love them, they were the ones who brought something special to the day. You should have seen the excitement on our students' faces when they saw their pastor came to UCS to specifically spend time with them. What a blessing to the pastors and the students who were able to share this day with one another.

Our next Pastors Appreciation day is Wednesday, Nov. 14. Pastors will be treated to an awesome time of worship with our middle and high school students. Pastors and youth pastors will not want to miss this day. It will definitely bless our pastors and our students. If you are a pastor or youth pastor and want to take part in this event, please contact Jennifer Eddins at 706-292-0700 or jeddins@unitychristianschool.org.

Mickey Seward
Associate Director of Development

Parents: Kid-Free Outing Alert!

Need a couple hours with your spouse to rekindle the romance, plan your next vacation, or just take a nap? Well, here's your chance! Unity Christian School is now offering a new Parents' Night Out program that will be offered on Friday nights throughout the winter. The child-care service runs from 6 pm in the evening until midnight at Unity's Upper Campus at 2960 New Calhoun Highway. Childrem age 2 (potty trained) through 13 are invited to come learn, play, and create cool crafts and artwork with our well-trained staff members.

Parents' Night Out is not your average babysitting service either! Kids will be able to make different crafts, play indoor and outdoor games, make art in various mediums, watch movies, and have free play in our clean and safe school facilities. Children will also have the opportunity to join in for praise and worship as well as story and chapel time. For the younger tykes, sleeping matts will be provided in separate rooms when it's time to quiet down.

Our dates so far are November 16th, December 7th and 21st, and January 25th. The cost for your first child is $30 for the entire night with each additional sibling at a cost of $15 apiece. And don't worry about supper....your child can have dinner here for only $3 extra.

Proceeds from the Parents' Night Out program go toward our student missions fund. So not only do you get some much needed time off, but your resources are also going toward growing the Kingdom for Christ! And your kids are sure to have a great time! What a deal!

Don't let this stress-freeing opportunity pass you by! For more information or to reserve your spot today contact Marjorie Lambert at 706-292-0778 ext. 301. You must reserve your place by noon of the previous Friday. Visit our website at http://www.unitychristianschool.org/ to print the reservation form now. Look under the "News" header for the form.

Racing for Jesus

As I begin writing this entry, my pen can barely keep up with my mind or perhaps more rightly, with my heart. Oh! God has shown His mighty hand at work and I am overflowing with thanksgiving for what He is doing in the children here at Unity and also in me! And how appropriate that God is giving me so many reasons to be thankful as we enter into this season of national thanksgiving as we remember the men and women that first founded our nation on faith and search our own hearts for the many blessings he has bestowed.

On Friday I attended the Great Pumpkin Race at Berry Elementary School to see some of our 2nd through 5th grade girls and boys participate in ½ and 1 mile races with other students their age. All of our runners ran hard and pushed themselves to do their best, several finishing in the top 5 or 10 of their race. Their valiant efforts and determination made me incredibly proud to be part of a school where student seek “to do all things through Christ who strengthens them” (Philippians 4:13). Yet it was what I witnessed before one of the races had even begun that spoke most profoundly and poignantly of the difference that Kingdom education is making in the lives of children at Unity.

As I walked about taking pictures of our runners and families, I passed by a group of our girls discussing preparation for their upcoming race. One of the moms had reminded them to stay loose and stretch as the race prior to theirs began. All nodded in agreement. Then one of them, obviously going through her pre-race routine in her mind, exclaimed, “We have to remember to pray!”

“Wow!” I thought to myself, “Now that is a Christ-centered, biblically–based education at work in the minds and hearts of young people.”

The young runner had taken that moment to be a Christ-like leader out of a pure desire to commit her efforts and the achievements of her team members to the Lord. Because the girl realized that her strength comes from God, the team prayer held a weighty significance to the team's preparation for the race. It was far more than a tradition or formality – it gave meaning to the endeavor itself and helped to physically, mentally, and spiritually prepare the athletes for their competition. This moment epitomized for me what I hope each student and athlete at Unity learns – to believe in God for all things and to honor Him with excellence – in the classroom, on the field, and in our daily interactions with one another.

Later, as I walked by the starting line for the girls’ race, I asked them if they were ready to do their best. Immediately and unabashedly one of the girls shouted, “Yes! This one’s for Jesus!” Again, God used the strong faith and devotion of a child to renew my commitment to and enthusiasm for my small part of God’s plan here at Unity Christian School. And the best part of it all is that these two highlights aren’t even the end of the story of what God did that day!

That’s a story for another day…

Page Thomas
Communications Coordinator

"Look What God Did at UCS Today!"

Welcome to Unity Christian School’s official blog. This blog is not meant to replace our official website, located at http://www.unitychristianschool.org/, but to enhance it and create another form of two-way communication between our administrators, teachers, students, parents and community members.

There is so much happening at Unity Christian School, and in this day and age, we wanted to use this forum to share those things that God is doing in the life of our school. We serve an awesome God, and He is doing so much in and through the people involved with UCS that we felt you needed to know how incredible He is.

So, what’s in store for the blog? Honestly, we don’t fully know. We have plans, that’s for sure. We envision several different administrators sharing stories of what is happening in their particular area of focus; teachers telling of incredible spiritual and academic growth of their students; students informing us how they are taking what they are learning at UCS and at church and in the home, the incredible gospel of Jesus Christ, beyond the walls of the school and their respective churches and into the community to minister to those in need of a message of hope; parents sharing examples of how they (to paraphrase Proverbs 22:6) are training up a child in the way he should go and watching as that child does not depart from that way. We’re pretty sure we could fill a blog for a long, long time with just that plan. Plans are good. But, as you can read in Jeremiah 29:11 God knows the plans he has for us, and I'll take His plan over mine any day of the week.

God’s plan. Wow. I’ve been working at Unity Christian School for just two short months, and I’m in awe of what I’ve seen here. I’ve been in a chapel and watched as several students asked Christ to be their savior and lord. In that same chapel, I saw a room full of people of all different walks of life rededicate their lives to Jesus Christ. I often walk past classrooms and overhear teachers telling students how a particular subject relates to God. I've watched high school students take on the responsibility of being a role model to younger students.

The day after Robert Rogers served as the keynote speaker at our benefit dinner, he spoke to our middle school and high school students. As Robert played the piano in worship, several students knelt at the altar, many weeping, and laid their burdens at the foot of the cross. Right there, with their friends watching, those students made a commitment to live a life of no regrets, a life where they will honor Jesus Christ no matter the circumstance.

I grinned as Mr. Davis, our upper campus principal, joined the students in the Boosterthon Fun Run and saw the smiles on his students’ faces because they love to be around such a positive person with so much energy. Not long ago, a student walked into Mr. Davis’ office and asked Mr. Davis and Mr. Getchell, UCS’ headmaster, to pray with her, because she knows they are men of God who are sincere in their faith.

People often ask me how I like my new job. Almost every time, I begin to laugh because I can’t help but to think of all the things I’ve watched God do. And almost every time I tell them that when I wake up in the morning, I can’t wait to get to work, because I can’t wait to see what God is going to do at UCS that day. And almost every night, I drive home from work and think, “Look what God did at UCS today!”

I read something interesting yesterday. Psalm 73:28 says, "But as for me, God's presence is my good. I have made the Lord God my refuge, so I can tell about all You do." (HCSB)

We can't wait to tell about all He does. This blog is just another way to do that.

It’s an honor to be a part of what God is doing at Unity Christian School.

I hope you enjoy the blog.

Mickey Seward,
Associate Director of Development