Who’s
in Charge?
“Who
has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor” Romans 11:34.
When
things do not happen the way we think they should, we are tempted to question
God’s ways. “Why, God?” We demand that He explain himself and justify his
actions. “Why do You permit so much evil and violence? How can You allow so
many babies to be murdered before birth? Why did You let my parent become an
alcoholic? How could You let my sister become a drug addict? Why did You give
me an unfaithful spouse? Why am I sick? God, You messed up again!”
Dare
we blame God? Blame Him for what? Incompetence, impotence, or a lack of love or
understanding? Perhaps God needs us to tell Him how to run this universe.
Surely our advice would soon straighten out this mess. If only we were in
charge!
Oh,
really! But what kind of counselors would we be? We are so selfish, so vengeful,
so merciless and unforgiving.
Thank
God that He doesn’t rely on our confused and self-centered counsel! How dare we
challenge the all-knowing, all-wise, and almighty Lord God? How dare we try to
make Him accountable to us?
We
can trust the wisdom of the One who devised and executed salvation for us. He
is our ever-faithful Savior-God, who assures us that nothing happens to us by
chance. Our Lord God promises that it is His unfailing love that controls all
things in order to bless us. Thank God that He is in charge!
Volleyball
Practice and Game Dates
Practice continues on
Tuesday and Thursday at The Center from 3:45pm-5:00pm.
The
following games and tournament will be played at Lumen Christi (8110 Jewel Lake
Rd):
Feb 1st
3pm – 6pm
Feb 14th
3pm – 6pm
Feb 16th
9am – 1pm
Note: Exact game times have yet to be
determined.
100th Day of School
To
celebrate our 100th day of school on Thursday, January 31st, grades K-8 will be
going sledding at Sitka Street Park (1500 Sitka St). We are asking that students bring a sled, if
they have one.
If
parents would like to join us, we could use help transporting students. We will leave the school at 1:00pm and be
back at 3:00pm. Please return the
attached permission slip by Wednesday, January 31st.
Library Visit
Grades
5 – 8 will be visiting the Loussac Library on Friday, February 1st. Students are reminded to bring their library
cards, any books that are due, and money for lunch.
Breakfast for Dinner
We invite all of our families and
friends to attend our fundraiser dinner this Friday, February 1st, at 6:00pm.
If you haven’t notified the office
that you will be attending, please call 563-3499 or email
office@faithalaska.com as soon as possible.
We want to make sure we have enough food for everyone.
Volunteers to help set up and decorate,
prepare and serve food, or clean up can sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0a44a5a723a20-breakfast
Calendar Change
We have to postpone our Safari
Expedition which was originally scheduled for Saturday, February 9th. As soon as we are able to reschedule it, we
will let you know the new date.
Preschool News
After
much prayer and consideration, Miss Mittelstadt has decided to accept her call
to serve as Director at First Steps Early Learning Center in La Crescent,
MN. She will remain as our director and
teacher until the end of this school year.
Preparations
are being made to call another Preschool Director.
Swimming at the YMCA
Mr. Zarnstorff is still in the process
of confirming dates and times for swimming sessions at the YMCA. We will let you know more information as soon
as it is available.
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