A few months ago, my
wife and I were looking for a preschool for our daughter. Thanks to
the spontaneous witness of a parent, our daughter is now attending
Good Shepherd Lutheran School.
Let me tell you our
story.
My wife and I feel
very strongly about bringing our daughter up in a learning
environment that fully embraces Christ. After touring many of the
preschools located within a reasonable distance of our house, we were
not able to find one that offered all we were looking for. Although
we never stopped praying for God to reveal a clear path for our
daughter, we ended up settling on a preschool that was not exactly
what we wanted.
One day, while our
family was at a community playground in Dulles, we met a mother and
her son, who attends Good Shepherd Lutheran School. After exchanging
stories, this mother seemed deeply concerned with our preschool
situation and began to tell us about her many wonderful experiences
with Good Shepherd. To my surprise, within minutes she was on her
cell phone reaching out to the school office to see if there were any
openings.
Later that same
evening, I used GPS to locate the school and headed over with my
daughter to scope things out. I was expecting nothing more than to
view the location and the facility from the outside. However, when we
drove to the school entrance, we noticed a light was on and decided
to get a closer look. We were greeted at the door with a big smile
and warm welcome by Susie Hardwick, the school director.
After introducing
ourselves, we were given a wonderful tour of the school facility and
information about the school’s Christ-based program. Everything
felt just right. Then we learned that a student in our daughter’s
age group had just withdrawn from enrollment, providing an opening
for us to register, should we choose to do so. Only a few minutes had
passed, but all the pieces were coming together, and I already knew
our prayers had been answered. I thanked Mrs. Hardwick for the
wonderful tour and headed home, excited to share the experience with
my wife.
Once I explained our
eventful day to my wife, she also felt that this was truly God’s
answer to many prayers. We quickly scheduled a follow-up visit. From
the minute my wife stepped into Good Shepherd’s preschool, she knew
this was where our daughter was meant to be. Our daughter is now
going into her third month at the preschool, and the entire
experience has been nothing short of amazing.
I am sharing this
story to encourage other believers to share with others their
personal experiences with Christ. Many of us, including myself, often
shy away from sharing our stories because we are not certain if they
will be accepted. But because this godly mother—whom we happened to
meet on the playground—decided to share her experiences, our family
has been blessed by an amazing preschool and church community that we
never knew existed.
Many thanks to the
Good Shepherd staff and the special mother who allowed Christ to
shine through her.
