When the coronavirus pandemic began last March, students from Spencerville Adventist Academy (SAA) moved to an online educational experience. Wanting to help kids who were struggling to adjust to online learning and to grasp concepts virtually, Abby Shim (’21) began tutoring them, free of charge.
“This year’s FOCUS week impacted our staff and students in a powerful way, causing them to grow in their relationship with Christ and strengthen their understanding and desire for the Word of God,” says Burney Culpepper, principal.
At the start of the pandemic, even meeting in person was in serious question. But recently, God allowed Lake Nelson Adventist Academy to celebrate a Week of Prayer together.
God wants us to have joy because He wants us to be happy. God is happy when we are happy. Let me tell you a story of how God used two people to make one man’s life joyful.
Winelia Flores Ortiz, a 2019 Kettering College graduate, served on the frontlines as
a respiratory therapist during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. She is now
working on her doctoral degree in Occupational Therapy at Kettering College.