The Blessing of Giving and of Receiving
The Home School Foundation experienced tremendous blessing this past year as we were entrusted with more than ever before, despite a shaky economy. As we move forward into the new year, reaching as many needy families as we can, it is often the very people we are helping who encourage us most.
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Around Christmas, we sent a special gift to the homeschooling widows and single parents we helped over the past year. We received letter upon letter in response, describing how God brought the gift at just the right moment.
One widow wrote:
You have made an incredible difference in our lives as a result of the compassion of hardworking families who, like us, trust in the goodness of the Lord to meet their needs.
This is our second Christmas without our father and husband, and, in some ways, his absence is more pronounced than last year when everything was still a blur. Our seven children, ages 4-16 at the time of his death in a work accident, have been so touched by realizing that people they do not know sacrificed to make this gift possible for us. And the most wonderful thing is that it has made them more aware of the biblical commandment to “withhold not good” when it is within their power to do so for someone else. The kindness and generosity of other homeschoolers has taught us a valuable lesson in how to look for those around us who are in need and find ways to minister to them, even as we have been ministered to ourselves.
Our hearts have been humbled and blessed with the awareness that we serve a God that is too kind to be cruel and too wise to ever, ever err. It is in His mercy we find hope.
Combined Federal Campaign
If you are a federal employee or a member of the military, make HSF the beneficiary of your donation. HSF’s CFC number is 10535. For more information, visit the CFC website.
Each person who has given to the Foundation, either in prayer or monetarily, is a part of the blessing. Your gifts and prayers have power. Thank you for joining with us on this journey of sharing God’s hope and provision with the homeschooling community.
If you would like more information
about the Foundation, either to give, or
to find help for yourself or someone you know in need, please visit our website, or call us at 540-338-8688.
Cherise Ryan is administrative assistant to the executive director of HSF.
From the Director
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| Chuck Hurst |
“For everyone to whom much
is given, from him much will
be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more” (Luke 12:48).
At HSF, we are often humbled when the people to whom we give, such as the widow quoted on this page, also demonstrate this principle. Her words penetrate to the heart
when she writes, “The kindness and generosity of other homeschoolers has taught us a valuable lesson in how to look for those around us who are in need and find ways to minister to them, even as we have been ministered to ourselves.”
It is a joy to work with both those who give to us and those to whom
we give, who understand Jesus’ commandment to love as He has loved. Thank you for your support and encouragement as we continue pursuing this mission within the homeschool community.
—Chuck Hurst, Executive Director
