For us, another month’s heating bill paid means another warm classroom for a searching soul. Top quality textbooks means a world of possibilities waiting for the inquisitive and curious mind. A gym with new windows means pure joy and freedom for the active, growing body. And maintaining affordable tuition means that DMCS is a possibility for those who need us most.
Read MoreChildren depend on us. They ask for and accept our help. I’m consequently reminded that I should depend on God. Just as the children recognize when they can’t do the math question alone, or aren’t able to open their water bottle without help, I should recognize when I need to ask for God’s grace in my life.
Read MoreToday, one small cost was untouched tea. Often it’s sacrificing one of the very few breaks they have to sit with a child who needs extra help. Sometimes it’s giving up a certain vacation which costs too much on a DMCS salary. Other times it’s giving up an hour of their evening to talk with a struggling parent.
Read MoreLike everyone else, we have so few answers. We don’t know what next month will look like. We don’t know how long we’ll be wearing masks. We don’t know how long the students will be separated from the other classes. We don’t know when we’ll have choir again. There is a very long list of things we don’t know.
Read MoreThe sparkle is back in his beautiful blue eyes, and he is happy and playful again. Shortly after joining DMCS, he said to me: “Maman, I did not know that school could be so good. I actually feel like I belong.”
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