The Kindness of Jesus at We Will Learn

By Mariah Pitre

We have seen the kindness of Jesus through those who have responded to the needs of our students at We Will Learn! As most of you know, our students are participating in virtual learning, which means an excessive amount of screen time for most students. It did not take long for us to realize that some of our students had trouble seeing! 

We were able to take 4 of our students to optometry appointments and spend the day interacting with them and their families. It was honestly a difficult experience for many of them, but beautiful to be able to carry Jesus every step of the way. One of those students became very fearful as her appointment progressed. She’s been with us for over 4 years now, and I can’t recall a time when I’ve seen this set of tears, paired with, ‘I don’t want to do this anymore, can we go home?’ 

It was powerful to kneel beside her (and the other optometry staff members) and ask the Holy Spirit to help. ‘Help’ doesn’t seem to scratch the surface when I begin to describe all that Jesus did for us that day! We walked out the room to hear a staff member say that a ‘mini miracle’ happened and that the cost of her appointment, frames and lenses were completely covered! 

With the help of some of our volunteers and Dr. Newman and people like you, our students no longer have trouble seeing their virtual assignments! I’ve been challenged to step out in faith and watch our kind Savior do what He does best! 

“The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.” Psalm 145:17 

When asked what he learned after receiving his new pair of prescription lenses, one student said, “Others giving teaches me to give back to others what they might need. If you give, you can sometimes get something better.” Kaleb, age 12