We want to thank the entire DMCS family for the love and support you have given our family over the past 2 months. The prayers, meals, gift cards, and donations to our tuition account have absolutely blown us away.  We want to let you know that it hasn't gone unnoticed or unappreciated.  We would not have been able to get through Brenda's hospitalization and recovery without your help.  While it is hard to accept the help, we humbly thank you for it.  It is totally awesome to see the body of Christ come together and support each other.  We long for the opportunity to repay even a fraction of what was given to us.  We have relied on God for everything in which He has shown us what it truly means to provide for our needs.  Please know that you are a part of God's provision to our family.  We hope you have a Merry Christmas and enjoy time with your family.  We will most definitely be rejoicing in the birth of Christ!  Love, Josh, Brenda, Ashley, Addison, and Aaron Van Heukelom

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A Heartfelt "Thank You" to The Many Who Served During Grandparents Day!

• "Victory" singers, along with their director, Joy Augustine, who performed delightfully at the Iowa Machine Shed grandparents' planned giving luncheon
• Heather Rowley and Eileen Van Kooten-Schmitt, who handled the Open House; this was no simple task!
• Secondary teachers Kimberly Kolling (Secondary Student Council Advisor) and Carolyn Oakes - both revved up students to serve!
• Many senior high Secondary Student Council members who helped at the Open House
• A large number of junior high students who handed out programs and grandparent gifts during the Elementary concerts
• Mark Linebach, school parent and owner of Cozy Café, who donated and set up coffee for our Open House
• Molly Repp, our Development Office Student Assistant, who helped with a myriad of things
• "The parking guys," who worked alongside a Police Officer at the Grace parking lot - we averted the chaos of a couple years ago!
• Staff person Janet Hoegh, and her Secondary study hall students, who stuffed 2,000 concert programs with an insert.

"Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men, because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does..." (Ephesians 6:7)