Yesterday I got to visit with a donor who I've never met in person. He and his wife became major donors when they blessed the school with a gift of $1,000. As with almost every gift to the school I called to say thank you and to inquire as to what motivated this particular one. But, since we had not met in person, I asked for an breakfast appointment.
As we talked he told me why he and his wife were so pleased with the school and how the education provided the perfect incubator to develop their son spiritually, academically and relationally. He has just finished his first year of college and he is excelling there, too.
Given the impact that Tall Oaks education had on their son, they desire to help scholarship a student from a lower-income family who might not otherwise be able to come. They are particularly interested in inner city kids whose parents may have never considered this kind of school.
It gets better. Their really big idea is to have our suburban school mentor and nurture an inner-city Christian school that desires to become a premier academic institution. We only dreamed yesterday about what this could like and the resources that would be required, but it was an exciting conversation to be sure.
What is important is that this donor had the opportunity to "fly their dream" and to express their dedication for Christian education.
We are "donor disciplers" who are called to help God's people bring their best to His table.
Hmmm...mentoring. Good concept! :)
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