LifeWise Miami East

11/04/2026

Such a good reminder from our Piqua friends!

Parents, do you know when your child’s LifeWise Class is?

If so, please remind him/her because the school typically does not, and sometimes it’s hard for students to remember (especially our elementary students!) what day they are being released to LifeWise class.

If you don’t know when your child’s class is but would like to know, please comment and we will share with you! (newly enrolled students get an email with this information, but we understand that sometimes our inboxes are messy and things can get lost in the shuffle)

We are advocates for parental rights, and if you enrolled your child, we want to honor your right and request 🫶🏻

10/29/2026

This is what we teach, and we are unapologetically defensive of the beautiful truth of the gospel.

We close enrollment on 10/31 for the year, if you would like your 4th-8th grader to join us, please see the pinned link to enroll them!

10/28/2026

Only 3 more days to enroll your 4th-8th grader for LifeWise Miami East. Please click here 👇🏻 to do so!

No, while LifeWise is held during the school day, it does not interfere with students’ mandatory courses. The class schedule is set by school personnel in consultation with LifeWise representatives. Classes are held during non-core academic periods, such as during lunch or electives.

10/22/2026

Hi, all! We are needing to restock our pantry for the 4th-6th grade lunches.
If anyone is willing to donate to this (gift cards are perfect!) please comment or message us. Thank you!

10/21/2026

We need you!

From volunteering in the classroom to opening your church doors for a 101 or presentation to sponsoring a student— we cannot do this without you.

How would YOU like to help?

10/20/2026

10/20/2026

Joel Penton visited our 4th grade class last week! What an honor to be able to share the testimony of LifeWise Miami East with the founder of LifeWise Academy.

Not only we were able to testify to the goodness of God’s provision and the faith of those who fought for this program, but I personally took great joy in hearing Joel give Sandy a heartfelt “thank you” for the beautiful and simple way that she shared the gospel with the students.

Our program is blessed to have such a strong foundation of faith, a wonderful teacher who exemplifies the love of Christ and amazing volunteers who show up each week to keep the wheels on this bus moving!

We are so blessed here at LifeWise Miami East— thank you for your continued support and prayers!

10/16/2026

We had a really special guest in class today… can you spot him?

10/13/2026

Let’s hear it for Sierra! She stepped in, stepped up and is the missing piece to our team 👊🏻

✨ How did you get connected to LifeWise Academy?

I first heard about it at church, and now I know a handful of people who are involved, and felt God call me to be a part of this.

✨ Favorite story in the Bible? And what character attribute does it portray?

The story of Esther.
Character attributes- humility, spiritual dependence, selfless courage & patience.

✨ What is the most exciting part of your job?

I just love seeing all the kids so excited about going to LifeWise and how they all love to sing the bible songs on the bus and all of their prayers they have to share!

✨ What’s your idea of a perfect day?

My perfect day would be waking up and going to my favorite coffee spot, then go for a walk/hike and enjoy the outdoors, then finish the day with playing some music and sitting around the fire having some s’more’s or making fire pies!

10/13/2026

Emily is our 7th-8th grade teacher, we are so grateful to have her on our team, and I am especially grateful that she prayed over me at the end of the summer which led her to stepping into this important role 🥹

✨ How did you get connected to LifeWise Academy?

I recently moved to Ohio and had never heard of LifeWise Academy. A friend of mine was trying to start a LifeWise program in her area, which was actually the first time I had heard of it. Then our church, Firm Foundation, partnered with LifeWise during the Memorial Day Parade in Piqua and Allison, the director for Piqua and Miami East, came and shared about LifeWise at our church.

LifeWise also partnered with Firm Foundation for our Family Night at Lock 9, which gave me the opportunity to get to know Allison and learn about the need for a 7th and 8th grade teacher. As I prayed with Allison, I really felt the Lord nudging me to step into this role. I’m so excited to see what God is going to do through LifeWise and to be part of reaching students with the hope of Jesus!

✨ Favorite story in the Bible? And what character attribute does it portray?

Honestly, I don’t know that I have one favorite Bible story, but the story of Esther is one that immediately comes to mind. I love her boldness to stand for what was right and to stand up for her people, even when she didn’t know what the outcome would be.

I think Esther’s story beautifully portrays strength and courage. One of my favorite verses is Joshua 1:9: “Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” I think that describes Esther so well.

I also love Mordecai’s reminder to Esther that perhaps she had come to her position “for such a time as this.” It’s a reminder that God doesn’t waste any season of our lives. He raises people up and places us exactly where He wants us for His purposes and for such a time as this.

✨ What is the most exciting part of your job?

The most exciting part of my job is building relationships with students and getting to teach them about Jesus. I’ve always wanted to be a teacher, but I actually went to college to become a missionary. I love that this position allows me to combine both of those passions—teaching and sharing the hope of Jesus with others.

✨ What’s your idea of a perfect day?

I’m not sure I could define just one perfect day! Maybe it would be a little bit of everything: a quiet morning with a good cup of hot chocolate and a book, time spent with my wonderful husband, and an adventure with our whole family.

If I could find the perfect balance of peace and quiet, quality time with my husband, and making memories with the people I love most, that would be pretty close to a perfect day!