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3DECEMBER 2015BODY OF CHRIST NEWS WHO CARED FOR ONE TO CARE is like love easy to say but only believed through action. Excel has been a part of the community since 1983 now entering her 33rd year. She opened through Gods Vision by Gods Leader Pastor Andrew Lee Bowman. He believed as we do now that we hold the ultimate respon- sibility for our childrens preparation and education. We cannot blame society individuals politics or the powers that be to dictate their future pulse and heart beat. Children that were and still are marginalized with a predestination of their futures to fail through low expectations family history moral decay abandonment prejudices poverty and the overused term of at-risk children. Excel Institute at that time Union Baptist Excel In- stitute believed that the only true preparation of a successful life begins with education coupled with Christian principles and instruction. You teach ex- cellence in all you do. You teach responsibility and accountability respect for yourselves others as well as those in authority and the importance of gratitude for all things. Excel still holds fast to this mission and creed. Over the years we have struggled to just stay alive but we remain relevant. Seemingly only to those who need us. We have educated preachers and pas- tors children mayors children and grandchildren we have educated teachers children lawyers children professionals children business owners children single parents chil- dren families with multiple children at no cost to them. We have ac- cepted children whose parents could not afford to pay we have as God instructed taken in children that other educational institutions labeled rejected or abandoned. We have educated children from Arvada Park Hill Aurora Green Valley Ranch City Park Swansea and Montbello including metropolitan Denver. We have paid rent fed clothed and buried individuals in and out of our community. We have financially and physically supported minority businesses organizations and churches in their campaigns and functions. We have employed over 300 people who were able to pay rent pur- chase cars and homes contribute to their communities and provide for themselves as well as take care of their families. We encourage all employees to be connected with a church and to give time talent of- fering and tithe. We have offered Kaiser health care for our employees with the school paying 90 of the cost since 1990. We offer 401k Retirement plan with Paine Webber with matching 100 of the annual contribution for over 25 years. We added in the subsequent years Aflac and Legal Shield. I say this to demonstrate that charity begins at home and we value our employees knowing our success is largely attributed to those who follow the vision creed and mission with dedication con- viction and belief. Why am I using the title Who Cared I use this title because I sin- cerely agonize to answer this question. Many donors and well wishers do not make up our communities. They originate from communities that most of us have never visited or been a part of. They saw the value in our children when many of us did not. But even these supporters won- der why our community does not show financial support. I cant supply the answer I simply do not know it. Although we have helped many out- side of the bounds of education no minority community organizations have helped Excel within the bounds. We have no action committees no monthly or even one time contributors from minority businesses churches and families that make up our communities. Although we have supported many by making sure we gave them our business and others through financial contributions. We have only the vision of Pastor Bowman now deceased God and those who have hearkened to his prompting who have kept us in every aspect of Excels life. As I continue to look at GODS WORD to try to understand why this ministry of God is not recognized first by the people of God I came to a passage marked in my Bible. The date was marked August 26th 1995 Pas- tors morning sermon. St. Matthew 25 verses 40-46 but verse 43 and 45 clearly tells why we accepted any and every one here at Excel and also why we have gone outside the boundaries of education. Verse 43 I was a stranger and ye took me not in naked and ye clothed me not sick and in prison and ye visited me not. Verse 44 Then shall they also answer him saying Lord when saw we thee an hungred or athirst or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and not minister unto thee Verse 45 Then shall he answer them saying Verily I say unto you Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these ye did it not to me. Children are considered the least. They have no power no influence or position but Jesus is very clear in His proclamation. We do not have a prison ministry but through our articles in Body of Christ a reader who is incarcerated made a request of our school and we answered the call. We answered also the second request. Truly he recognized who we were even though his response was amazement that we not only cared but demonstrated it. After 7 years this will be our last article in Body of Christ as it is the beginning of our evaluation of our future. It is only by divine providence that we have made it thus far. But Gods provision always has a purpose and final outcome. I am still in disbelief and saddened that the commu- nity has failed to recognize us but has always recognized that we could be counted on to help where needed or requested. Many have failed the children and ignored the very essence of their value. Perhaps they are looking at the founder or those who remain and withhold aid because we are still here. The failure is in recognizing whose we are what we stand for and where we stand. God called and equipped us. It is not our desire to be honored or recognized for what Excel through God has accomplished it is for people to recognize who and what we represent. It is about His Ministry His vision and not about any individual. Who do I say thank you to Earthly it would be parents employees donors and the children. No business men no community leader no church no politician. I have used this quote quite often to encourage our parents to support the program of the school. With support noth- ing can fail without support nothing can succeed. God did His part nothing is impossible with God but that does not absolve any of us from our part. The oak tree began as a little nut that would not go away. Gandhi - Wil Wilson Wil Wilson