Monday, December 27, 2021

December 2021 Letter LIVING WELL


We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 

We pray that you had a meaningful Christmas! During this Christmas season, we are reminded of our hope. He is our hope! When we have hope in Him, we have everything we need.

We are thankful for all of YOU who pray for us and support us. We don’t take YOU for granted. We know with all our hearts that we could not go on with this ministry without YOU. We know that we could not continue to provide an education for hundreds of children in a slum in Zambia without YOU.

YOU may not realize how important you are. Every prayer offered to the Lord and every dollar that is given is important to us and to WISDOM Christian School.

People have asked us about a mission trip to Zambia. With the upheaval in the whole world over the COVID virus, it makes it impossible for us to plan a mission trip. If a surge erupts or a new variant, the Zambia government changes the rules for international travel and for schools. When the omicron variant appeared, Zambia made it compulsory for international travelers from a “high risk country” (U.S. is considered high risk) to quarantine for 10 days in a place they choose. If we had planned a trip for that time, we would be stuck or would have to cancel. If there is a surge, they will shut down all the schools. If we plan a trip and that happens, we would be unable to minister to the children at WCS. For now, we minister from a distance.

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The 2021 school year has ended in Zambia. The kindergartners graduated (see photos on the WISDOM Christian school Facebook page here). The teachers planned a wonderful graduation ceremony for them and their parents. The 7th graders have tested to see whether they can progress to high school.

As the new school year begins in January 2022, WCS will add the 9th grade to the school. As they add another high school grade, there are many more new materials that need to be purchased – more extensive curriculum, more equipment for the science lab and Home Ec classes, and some upgraded computer equipment. Please consider a donation to help meet the new needs of the school.

Please let us know how you are doing. Our office is only open by appointment but you can email us at info@livingwellokc.org. We are no longer taking new appointments, but will see people that we have seen in the past. THANK YOU again for your continued prayers, support, and encouragement. We could not do what we do without YOU!
Our love in Christ,

Donna and Ed Edwards

P.S. Did you know? if you've reached the age where you need to take required minimum distributions (RMDs) from your traditional IRAs, you can avoid paying any taxes on the distribution by sending the funds directly to a nonprofit. If you are interested in donating your RMD to LIVING WELL or WISDOM Christian School, please contact us!

The water that I will give him will
become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life. 
John 4:14b 
LIVING WELL is a life source, not a life style.