Last week, Des Moines Christian Alumnus Joel Veldkamp ('06) gave chapel presentations to the Elementary and Secondary students.   If you would like to read the text of Joel's Secondary Chapel message, please click here. You can view Joel's presentation on our You Tube channel. Two of the objects of financial giving were (1) freeing a North Sudanese slave ($50), and (2) buying a goat for nutritional production of milk and cheese ($60). The Des Moines Christian students and families responded with their typical generosity and passion. Fifth grade Jody Keithley ventured to the Secondary Office on the morning of January 9th - to count the donations we've collected thus far.  She pulled the first check out of the box, exclaimed loudly, and began weeping.  She cried the rest of the time she was counting; and, as she left the office, she could barely speak. She was overcome with JOY at the generosity of our DMC families.   The total was already around $1,600! One of the DMC staff members who observed what was happening wrote, "My heart is full!  Isn't it great to be here?!  To be alive?!  To be a child of the King?!" I, Dr. Bob, say, "AMEN! UNBELIEVABLE.  I am TOTALLY humbled by this testimony.  The generosity of DMC students NEVER ceases to amaze me. God is moving. I pray His Holy Spirit pours over EVERY student, staff member, and parent in seemingly impossible ways.  To God be all the praise and honor and glory!  AMEN!" 

The Iowa Association of Christian Schools represents DMCS at the Iowa Legislature, and Eric Goranson (DMCS '96), is our lobbyist. The IACS 2013 Legislative Session preview is now online.  

In case you missed it, you'll want to check out a recent article in the Register.  

Here are links to video from WHO's coverage of the girls game and the boys game on January 4, 2013.

Volunteer needed!  Our beautiful "Festival of Trees" Christmas tree, donated several years ago, has become "The Leaning Tower of Treezza."  We need a volunteer to disassemble the poor thing.  We would like to save the gorgeous ornaments that are wired to the tree.  The tree itself could be saved, if someone handy can get the "lean" out of it.  Can you help?  Please contact Peggy Lettow at 252-2496.

Thank you to those who donated non-perishable food items to Hope Ministries during the Grandparents' Day food drive.  We collected over 400 items, and the staff at Hope Ministries expressed their appreciation for our generosity!

The 2013 Alumni Night at the Basketball game is in the books! Over 100 alumni and alumni parents joined our regular crowd in watching our girls' and boys' teams take on Woodward-Granger. We appreciate the following businesses for donating to the event: Pages Café at Wellspring, Cozy Café, Cold Stone Creamery in Johnston, Friedrich's Coffee and Chick-Fil-A at Paradise Point in West Des Moines!  Thank you to our Athletic Booster Club for providing complimentary popcorn to our alumni and their parents! Thank you to Dr. Bob for supervising the shooting contests; he is the consummate supervising Superintendent!  A special thanks goes to Joel Veldkamp ('06) and Janet Dreher, parent of Tyler Dreher ('11) for their help with the event!