Easter Celebration with Gräbes
The
Easter celebration this year was very special. Rev. Dr. Uwe Gräbe,
his wife Nilar, and his son Jonathan were visiting JLSS at that special
time.
The Boarding Department celebrated Easter with a special dinner on
Tuesday 15 April, 2014, followed with a worship service in St. Michael's
Church at 7:00 PM.
The service was a celebration of Palm Sunday, Holy Week, and Easter at
the same time.
Educators read bible passages and lead in prayer.
All enjoyed singing hymns from various Christian traditions.
An outstanding message for that special occasion was delivered by Rev.
Dr. Uwe Gräbe, who moved from the story of Mary Magdalene thinking
that the risen Lord was the gardener, to explaining how we as people
misread faces and pass judgment on others based on color, race,
social
status, or religion. He explained that as Mary Magdalene realized the
resurrection when she saw the radiant face of Christ, so the meaning of
Easter is seeing the face of Christ in the faces of our fellow human
beings, irrespective of color, race, social status, or religion.
The director welcomed Rev. Dr. Gräbe and his family and thanked him
for his outstanding message. He also thanked him for his excellent and
dedicated work for JLSS. He also asked him to convey the sincere
gratitude of Johann Ludwig Schneller School to EVS/EMS and all the
supporting members for the wonderful support that enables JLSS to
continue its mission to needy children.
The JLSS program is mainly supported by EVS/EMS. The financial support,
the staff support through the presence of co-workers and volunteers, and
the equipment
and
technical support we receive from EVS/EMS, and through EVS/EMS in
Germany, is what is behind the excellent Schneller work to disadvantaged
children.
Chocolate eggs were distributed to all students at the end of the
service. The grant for this yearly Easter gift to all our students is
kindly sent by Embrace the Middle East (formerly BibleLands).
We thank Rev. Dr. Uwe Gräbe for his wonderful Easter message. We
also thank him, His wife Nilar, and his son Jonathan for their visit at
this very special time.
We also thank Embrace the Middle East for the regular grants for Easter
and Christmas gifts to all our children, and for their wonderful support
of JLSS.
