Hope Scholars’ first semester was a great success! It’s rewarding to see the program running smooth and bearing even more fruit!
Extra time is now being dedicated to regularly visiting each student’s home. This allows us opportunity to walk alongside and disciple the scholars and minister to their family.
Because of the strong winds and heavy rain over this season, many students struggle with illness. On our scheduled reward day there were quite a few scholars that weren’t even able to make it because they were so sick. Please keep these young people in prayer. Most of them have compromised immune systems for numerous reasons. That combined with all that monsoon season stirs up is a challenge for all islanders.
We were blessed to hear testimonies from the parents attending the reward day. They expressed heartfelt gratitude for the support that they receive from Hope for the Island. Hope is stirring in their hearts as they witness changes in their children. Slowly but surely that destructive and oppressive cycle is being broken!
We are witnessing our scholars’ lives already making an impact. This can be seen in their relationships with others students as well as with their teachers and the community.
Students are starting to understand that they are stewards of Hope facilities that they enjoy each week as well as with the support they receive. They are grasping the idea now that each action and attitude they have determines the future they will walk out. Thank you to all who pray for and make this scholarship program possible through support. You are a valuable part of altering the course for generations to come!!
