{"id":39422,"date":"2025-06-03T19:16:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T19:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adra.org\/?p=39422"},"modified":"2026-03-10T16:01:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:01:07","slug":"the-well-of-hope-a-sabbath-schools-10000-miracle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/the-well-of-hope-a-sabbath-schools-10000-miracle","title":{"rendered":"Le puits de l'espoir : le miracle de $10 000 d'une \u00e9cole du sabbat"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Fort Scott Adventist church in Kansas is a small church of just 25 members. Yet a big dream took root in the heart of one little boy\u2014and transformed an entire community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each year, Shelly Bradley’s Sabbath School class would flip through ADRA\u2019s Gift Catalog, choosing a project to fund by Christmas. From chickens to garden kits, the children always picked something close to their hearts. But for several years, one boy\u2014Shelly\u2019s own son, Eli\u2014kept choosing the same item: “Drill a well for a community”<\/strong>\u2014a $10,000 gift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI told him to pick something else,\u201d Shelly admitted. \u201cWe usually raised around $400\u2013$600. That just seemed impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But in January 2024, when Eli insisted again, Shelly asked why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWater is the most important thing you could give someone,\u201d Eli answered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was the moment the class embraced the impossible. What followed was a whirlwind of fundraisers, crafts, community support, and faith-driven generosity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fundraisers Fueled by Faith<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Valentine\u2019s Day Cards<\/strong> kicked off their efforts, followed by sweet corn sales grown by Shelly\u2019s brother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Painted pumpkins<\/strong> et repurposed wedding decor<\/strong> became autumn treasures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Air-dry clay snails and turtles<\/strong>, each uniquely named by the kids, charmed buyers across the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beaded pens<\/strong>\u2014over 200 sold\u2014became a favorite item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snow shoveling<\/strong> by Eli and Luke Bradley added heartfelt earnings to the cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fall gift boxes<\/strong>, keychains made of cowhide hearts, and custom hand towels sewn by the kids rounded out a creative year of giving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through every handmade item, every corn husk, and every flake of snow, the children\u2019s message was clear: Everyone deserves clean water.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe learned that we all have different talents,\u201d Shelly said. \u201cGarren was amazing at snails. Gabe, at turtles. Eli and Luke helped sew. Each child brought something special.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even the salon where Shelly works became a marketplace for hope, as clients eagerly bought items\u2014sometimes before they could be posted online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the following spring, the unimaginable happened: They reached their $10,000 goal.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Well for a Community\u2014And for the Soul<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The children didn\u2019t just raise money. They raised awareness, joy, and community spirit. In a world where it’s easy to focus on self, this small Sabbath School class showed what happens when we focus on others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur class might not look like most,\u201d Shelly says, \u201cbut we learn about God\u2019s love together, work together, and give together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their success proves that even in the smallest places, God can do big things<\/strong>\u2014especially through the heart of a child.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chaque ann\u00e9e, la classe de l'\u00c9cole du sabbat de Shelly Bradley feuilletait le catalogue de cadeaux d'ADRA, choisissant un projet \u00e0 financer avant No\u00ebl.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":39423,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[615,827,783],"tags":[741,743,1137],"class_list":["post-39422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-faith-in-action","category-north-america","tag-adventist-church","tag-gift-catalog","tag-ways-to-give"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39422"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39422\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44977,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39422\/revisions\/44977"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}