Dear Friends,

Despite our chilly and overcast weather here in Slovakia, we celebrated the gift of love this February.

We started this month with family worship, our outreach program connecting families from the school to our local congregation. The theme focused on the undeserved love we experience in our Savior.

Some of our staff recently experienced the love and friendship of our partners as they spent time at Our Savior’s in Naperville, New Heights in Vancouver, and Grace in Chicago.

During the trip, we received almost $100,000 to continue our reconstruction efforts. This is about 1/3 of what we need by September to complete two new classrooms and a new dining hall as we add the final grade level to our school. With your love and support, we can begin making preparations for our first graduating class next year!

At the CCE we feel overwhelmed by God’s undeserved love and by your continued friendship and support. The love we have been shown and pass on to others comes in knowing that God first loved us. Thank you for partnering with us in sharing the God who IS love with the people of Slovakia!

In Christ,

Blythe Ann Barreto 
International Communications Dir.
Lutheran Academy Educator
Martin, Slovakia

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