At SAS, we hold an Education Sabbath every month. Pround parents come to watch their children participate in the program. Jennifer and Kimberly (Lucy’s mother) came to watch Lucy’s first Education Sabbath program. All three of them showed up at church the following week and they did not stop coming.

After one year, Jennifer approached my husband and asked if she and Kimberly could attend Bible Study classes. He gladly agreed! On March 3, 2022, Jennifer asked to be baptized.

“I had been searching for a church,” says Jennifer. “I tried several other churches around the community but they were not a good fit. When I came to the Seventh-day Adventist Church, I felt connected. I know that Sabbath is the right day to worship. One day, Girlie gave me a Bible and everything made sense from then on. I understand what I have been reading.”

Jennifer is very involved in her church and school family. She and Kimberly study their Sabbath School lesson while Lucy enjoys the Kindergarten class with Teacher Betty. Last week, Jennifer volunteered at SAS to serve school lunch to the students.  When Jennifer heard that we are fundraising to improve our school and construct new buildings, she handed me $1,000 to help out.

What a powerful testimony of how the Holy Spirit works in each of our hearts! I know that heaven rejoices to see one of His children accepting Jesus as their personal Savior. Jennifer’s story is one example of God leading his children into a closer relationship with Him. He uses Scappoose Adventist School as an instrument to make that connection. 95% of the students that SAS serves do not come from SDA families. We know that we are working hand-in-hand with God to introduce our students to the love of Jesus. Thank you for supporting our mission to provide spiritually focused, academically driven education to the children of Columbia County, Oregon.