Fall 2015

In Matthew 18, when Jesus is asked “Who is the greatest?” he calls adults to the “lowly position” of children and cautions against any teaching or action that causes a child to stumble. What an extraordinary challenge for Christian educators today! The vulnerable years of childhood are sacred moments of influence. I invite your prayer partnership as a caring community for the…

Two days after graduation, June 9, 2015, twenty-five EMS high school students and three teachers boarded a motor coach and left Harrisonburg for a 19-day academic expe- dition through 15 states called “Discovery.”Their goal was to seek sustainable solutions to complex issues facing the United States including energy, agriculture, water, and bison management. EMS Discovery…