Imagine, as a young child, moving away from the only home you’ve ever known to a foreign country where Islam is the main religion. It’s already hard to fit in, being from another country, and, as a Christian, you stand out even more from your peers. In a country with a population of mostly Islamic believers, going to a Muslim school is the only way for you to receive a good education. This is the reality for many African families who choose to follow God’s call to bring the gospel to unreached areas of their continent. They face the choice of either condemning their children to an uneducated future or sending them to Muslim schools where they will most likely be ridiculed and sometimes even beaten for their beliefs.
Our story begins with the story of a ten-year-old boy whose family had to make this very choice for his education. God led them to move to a predominantly Muslim village in Ethiopia to share His love with people who had never heard the gospel. This boy began attending a Muslim school as his family desired for him to receive a good education and this school was the only option nearby. The other students at the school saw he was different and heard about his strange beliefs. They began to ridicule him, and he soon found himself the target of bullying daily. One day the unimaginable happened. These bullies began to beat the boy and threw him into a barbed wire fence, nearly blinding him. When the story of this boy reached the ears of Nathan Taitt, he knew he had to take action. Thus, Hope Academy International was born.
Hope Academy International is a covenant school that will primarily work with Send 56 families to educate children from ages three years and up. 
We want to provide relevant, exciting and engaging education to families in hard to reach areas or countries. We believe that every child deserves a safe, high-quality education. With God at the heart of our education, we use a wisdom-based approach to our teaching and learning. We believe that with the right curriculum and a nurturing approach, our education will enable students to delve deeper into their faith while further developing academically.
We plan to launch our pilot year of Hope Academy in January of 2023 with a group of about twenty students. Through the use of online and pre-recorded lessons, as well as tutoring support and independent study, our students will receive an exceptional education while living in areas where education would otherwise be inaccessible to them.
In order to accomplish this, we need people like you who will partner alongside us in bringing education to these deserving students. Would you prayerfully consider making a donation to Hope Academy International today? Click the link below to give!
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