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The History of CCA
After obtaining
our special use permit, we began to ready our building for the start of school.
Certainly one of the very first things we needed was desks and chairs and
everything else that makes a school a school! It seemed impossible; after all,
we had no money to speak of, as tuition would begin to come in during August.
Looking through school catalogues seemed discouraging. A desk and chair for a
first grader would cost about $100. But we knew that God had a plan.
And so we prayed.
● June 13, 1998 – We attend a school auction at District 87 where we hope
to buy desks and chairs.
There were about 15 people who attended this large auction held at Bloomington
High School. The cafeteria was literally stacked to the ceiling with 'school
stuff.' Wonder of wonders, they have desks and chairs of all sizes! When we left
later that morning, we had purchased 120 desks, 90 chairs, 35 phones, 23
computer monitors, 9 keyboards, 2 overhead projectors, a laminator (later seen
to be worth $1800), office furniture, study carrels, and many other
miscellaneous items. We looked like the Beverly Hillbillies going down the
street with all of it tied into trucks!
Our final bill? $52.00.
God had specifically answered our prayer!
● July 30, 1998 – With only four weeks remaining until school begins, the
time has come to order curriculum.
We waited as long as possible before ordering because students were still
registering and we didn't have a final count. And even more serious was our cash
flow situation. We prayed about ordering something we didn't have the cash to
pay for at the time. But we couldn't wait any longer if we wanted delivery by
the start of school, so trusting God to provide, we placed our order.
● August 3, 1998 – Today in the mail we receive a check for $25,000 from
a donor!
Needless to say, we were overwhelmed! Immediately we thanked God for His
provision for us! His timing is always impeccable, so when the call came the
very next day from the curriculum company who asked that we pre–pay our order
because we were so new, we could easily answer, 'No problem!'
God had specifically answered our prayer!
● August 26, 1998 – Our first day of school
We opened school that day with 37 elementary students!
● August 28, 1998 – Our first Chapel
Jeff VanGoethem, who is our Board President, spoke at our very first Chapel. His
text was Joshua 4, where the people of Israel cross the Jordan into the Promised
Land. The Israelites took stones and made a monument to the Lord. He read the
verses,
"In the future when your descendants ask their fathers, 'What
do these stones mean?' Tell them, 'Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.' He
did this so that all the peoples of the earth might know that the hand of the
Lord is powerful and so that you might always fear the Lord your God."
Joshua 4:21, 22, 24
We then went outside and placed stones from a river bed in a pile around the
base of our sign, as a memorial to this very same God – who had brought us to
this place. And He did it in such a way that we might know that He is powerful.
● November 20, 1998
Today was another Cornerstone "first" as God allowed us to witness a student
give his life to Christ. Mike Fanning, the Associate Pastor at East White Oak
came to speak at Chapel. He presented the gospel clearly as God's free gift to
us and invited students to pray. Following the service, a fourth grade boy in
the back of the room began to cry, and another student asked him if he had asked
Jesus to be his Savior. He nodded, and Pastor Mike was able to pray with him. It
was such an exciting time! The amazing thing about this young man was that he
had prompted us to even consider going up through the 4th grade when originally,
we had intended only to open up through 3rd. Now we understand why God wanted
4th grade!
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