We’ve enjoyed our two month winter holiday, and it’s just about that time of year again – the Hope Academy school year will begin on February 16th. We are enrolling new students this year, and our school is expanding. My wife is extra busy with preparations and we’re looking forward to a great school year.
Last year we were able to purchase much needed land for our Sikkim ministry campus, and this year we are planning on installing new playground equipment on our property. This will be a blessing for our school and for the church, which will also help us reach more children with the gospel.
Here are a couple pictures of the work that’s going on to prepare for the school year.
Clearing the land of trees and cutting lumber for use in future building projects.
Putting fencing up around our property to protect our equipment and to keep the children safe.
As soon as our fencing is complete we plan to purchase new playground equipment. The equipment we’d like to buy costs about $3,750. If we’re able, we would like to purchase additional equipment as well, and we would like to install outdoor playground flooring. We’re waiting to receive some price quotes on the flooring, which will probably add a couple extra thousand dollars to this project. We’ll keep you updated on our progress and we thank you for your prayers and support.
With love,
Mike Van Buskirk