HopeSeed’s Mix-Up Miracle

Even when things don’t make sense to us, God is still at work! Read this funny and uplifting story from HopeSeed School in Ecuador about how God used a text-message mix-up to bring hope and joy to an entire family!

One day, Heidi, the director of HopeSeed School, was conducting an interview in hopes of hiring a new teacher to accommodate the school’s growth. Initially, the interviewee seemed very confused, exclaiming, “But this is a school!”. Heidi was now equally confused because of this statement of the obvious. After inquiring more, Heidi discovered that the lady had mistaken their school for a cell phone store because of a mix-up on a text message group. She was prepared for a job interview that day, but certainly not for a teaching position!

Despite the confusion, they proceeded with the interview and found out she had two little boys who wanted to attend the school. One son, Diego*, was greatly discouraged because the staff at the school he previously attended said he was unable to learn because he had epilepsy. Even though HopeSeed doesn’t usually accept students Diego’s age, Heidi’s heart went out to this family, and she made an exception, allowing Diego to attend. Even though the age difference and language barrier presented certain challenges, Heidi just couldn’t say no to Diego’s heartfelt request to be with his brother and learn about the Bible!

With individual attention and patience, both boys have been making great progress in reading, writing, bilingual counting, and other lessons. Not only have these boys improved academically, but the entire family has been filled with great hope and joy from experiencing God’s love through the school staff.

*Pseudonym used for protection and privacy purposes.

At TeachBeyond, we believe ALL children are created in the image of God and are capable of learning! Unfortunately, not all children have been given the same opportunity as Diego to receive an individualized education so they can become all God created them to be – at least not yet!

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