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| Marcia Mitchell, founder, Catherine Zollar, speaker Laura Francis, volunteer extraordinaire, Julie Harrelson, teacher |
They are saints.
They have chosen to be teachers of some of the tiniest citizens of the area. There are 60+ kiddos, age birth to 6 years attending the school, tuition free, and I understand there is a waiting list of over 100 at any given moment. The kids are "special needs" and require and receive the most advanced treatment available on the planet. The teachers know each child is some kind of SPECIAL. They love them, pray over them, prod and encourage them to take a step, blink an eye, roll over, say a word, or sometimes just make any kind of movement at all. Success stories are rampant! Parents are thrilled when their little one is able to communicate with them for the first time or able to take a few steps after hearing Dr's. say that kind of progress is impossible. These teachers, therapists and staff know better.
In fact, the word "can't" is never heard, used or spoken. Happy are the parents whose child attends this fabulous school. (The school is expanding in order to admit more children from the area.)
I've taken the tour and SEEN with my own eyes the miracles that happen there on a regular basis.
We celebrated them.
We heard Catherine tell her story of grief and loss, joy and redemption while wiping tears and sharing laughter. She reminded all of us of the magnificent power of God to redeem the most hopeless situations for His purpose, His glory and our pleasure. What a delight!
We celebrated the love God has for all of us, His special children.
The staff of the Little Lighthouse are movers and shakers, shaking up the world of impossibilities.
It is a privilege to know them.
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