Lost Creek, Kentucky
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Playing Kickball during an All School Field Day
Lunch Time!
Studying Trees at Bethel Camp
Field trip to the Pumpkin Patch with the Elementary grades
Pep Rally for Avery Voth since she qualified for the State XC meet.
In Costume !
Feeding the Cows at the Pumpkin Patch.
Here are some highlights during this fall at Riverside. Of course there was plenty of “book-work” but there is plenty of fun to be had along with all the learning!
Is anyone ready for turkey and all the fixings? Come join the Riverside family for a meal Friday the 16th of November for a great meal and some entertainment by the grade school students following the meal.
Typically the Thanksgiving meal is held on the Tuesday before thanksgiving. However this year, students will have an entire week off of school for Thanksgiving, so the meal is being held on Friday before school lets out.
God has given us so many gifts this year. Let’s come together to thank him for what he has done.
Carol VanKuiken Murr
Once again, a time of sorrow centers on a caring friendship that many of us will always treasure. Beloved, former Riverside teacher Carol VanKuiken Murr passed away on May 7.
Carol came to Riverside Christian School in the fall of 1972, where she taught 7th and 8th grades. Not only that, but she displayed her many talents by designing the annual floats for the Breathitt County School Fair and the graduation decorations that transformed our gym into a venue fit for royalty. Under her direction the student council turned that same gym into a weekend roller skating rink!
One of the first groups of Lower Lights
One of Carol’s greatest contributions to Riverside was the founding and direction of the Lower Lights, the Christian chorus of Riverside students who performed at school and local churches, as well as touring to neighboring states. The theme song of the Lower Lights was “The Lighthouse.” Carol taught many Riverside young people the importance of being lower lights for the lost, as the lower lights in a harbor help guide a ship safely through the harbor to shore.
After attending numerous Winsome Women retreats in northern Indiana, Carol and several Riverside women held a Prayer Breakfast at Riverside for women of southeastern Kentucky. This soon grew into a new retreat called Victorious Women held in Paintsville. That retreat continues as a weekend for southeastern Kentucky women to gather together for Christian fellowship and spiritual refreshment.
While teaching at Riverside, Carol met Bob Murr, a recently widowed missionary from Camp Nathanael. When Bob and Carol married in 1987, Carol left Riverside to join Bob at Camp Nathanael. Together they began two new ministries. They became licensed wildlife rehabilitators and founded a popular outdoor education program. Subsequently, Carol and Bob received the Kentucky Admiral Award for their contributions to the people and animals of Kentucky.
Carol teaches Riverside students how candles were made in pioneer days.
From the start, Riverside students have enjoyed attending the excellent outdoor education program. It is available not only for Christian schools and home-schooled children, but for the public schools.
Throughout her life Carol has shown us the steadfast love and faithfulness of God. She has given us a treasure of precious moments. Carol was a precious friend and teacher we will always remember.
