Dear Friends and Family:
One of my 7th grade students
recently wrote me the following prayer request:
“Pray that I can go live with my mother and that there would be no more shouting.”
Most New Horizon School students live
with serious domestic problems. Their
families have been separated by infidelity, domestic violence, death and migrant
labor. There have been cases of sexual
abuse and suicide attempts. Many
students have experienced physical abuse and neglect. Additionally, some students face pressure to
give up school and start working.
As Margarita works with the pre-school
and kindergarten students trying to detect early onset of learning
difficulties, she witnesses students behaving aggressively in one moment and
then overly sensitive in the next. For
example, one student was not completing his assignment. When the teacher called him over to help him,
he broke out in tears. While such
behaviors are being seen in the classroom, at home more than half of these
students’ parents are separated or going through divorce. How can Margarita and I, along with the rest
of the New Horizon School faculty, help these children—Paraguay’s very plentiful
and most valuable resource?
For most students, the 4-6 hours that
they spend at school are the most nurturing moments of their day. They receive attention. They are prayed for and encouraged to achieve. Their education not only supports them now,
but also supports the hope for them and a future generation to not have to endure
similar situations. Moreover, as the faculty
delivers a comprehensive education, we do so with our eyes fixed on Christ, who
promises that he will make all things new, even the corrupted world in which
our students live.
Please pray for the students at the New Horizon School. Likewise, pray for the faculty, that we would
be renewed daily in our work with the students and their families.
Margarita and I greatly appreciate your
prayers during the previous month. The
Fuente de Vida youth ministry grows, and this month we are launching mid-week
meetings in homes and at empanada stands. Regarding the Missions and Evangelism
Ministry, many people attended the evangelism workshop. Most returned the following night to help the
host church with an outreach event, during which a few visitors accepted Jesus’
invitation to new life.
Give thanks to God for his work in Paraguay. Please pray that my two former prison
discipleship students, “Ignacio” and “Gustavo,” live out their new lives after
their release.
Symbols of new life surround us all
during Easter season. This Sunday, as we
contemplate Jesus’ resurrection, let’s also give thanks to God, who, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, will raise up with Christ anyone
who believes in him.
Happy Easter!
Tim, Margarita and Ana Revett
P.S.:
Speaking of new life, Margarita and I are expecting our second child in
November! Please pray for Margarita and
the baby’s health.
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