Michigan—Things are happening at Battle Creek Academy (BCA). Gone are the old foggy mirrors, the crowded sink area, and the broken stall doors. Those bathrooms have been replaced with pristine, modern bathrooms, and it's all because of a series of miracles that the Lord performed.

It all started at the end of last school year when Larry Ashdon, whose son, Andrew, is a student at BCA, volunteered to donate his time and talents toward the project of renovating the high school bathrooms. What a blessing! Kevin Kossick, principal, saw more to this than just volunteered labor: "What's really great about this story is that Larry was taught at a young age to use his hands for the Lord's work by his late father Lyle Ashdon, and now he's passing that value on to his son—a great example for all of us with children."

The next hurdle in the way of getting this project started was funding. The academy needed to raise approximately $20,000 for the materials. One week later, BCA development officer, Sallie Meyer, visited with a donor, and in the conversation the donor stated, "Sallie, didn't you mention a year or so ago that the high school bathrooms needed renovating? I'd like to make a gift for the project." Upon hearing the estimated cost, the donor wrote a check to BCA for $20,000—yet another blessing!

Toward the end of the summer, there were several unexpected challenges, which ended up increasing the project totals by approximately $5,000. But the Lord already knew the need before we did. Here's what He supplied: Earlier in the summer, Meyer had written a grant request for the bathroom project, and a $5,000 donation for the project was received before we knew the project was going to go over budget. Surprisingly, another $5,000 check from the same foundation arrived the very week we learned of our additional project expenses. Meyer called the foundation to verify the duplication and asked the foundation how the academy should proceed, "Should the school return the check, or would they be interested in helping us meet an unexpected expense for the project?"

When Meyer called back two days later, the foundation's director started the conversation by saying, "Would it be an imposition for the academy to...." Meyer expected to hear that she would need to return the check. But imagine her surprise when the sentence finished this way: "Would it be an imposition for the academy to keep the check and use it for your bathroom project?" Meyer said, "I had the opportunity to share with the director how their foundation's gift had answered our school's prayer before we even knew we would have the need."

The Lord provides for us time and time again. Every need was met, every problem solved, and everyone has a greater appreciation for the renovated bathrooms knowing they were a gift from God.

Wendy Keough, co-director of marketing and recruitment, Battle Creek Academy