End of Winter in Narnia

So, one of the things that I have been praying for (individually and also with a group of Narnia teachers) is for our vice-principal, Dasa. Working with her over the last four years has been difficult to say the least. She is moody, unpredictable and hard to please. The first two years were not so bad as I didn't have much contact with her, but after I started to head up the English department, I had to spend a lot more time with her and life became more difficult. I always tell people that Narnia is not a Christian school, but a school started by a church - a church school. This means that students, teachers and even administration are not Christians. One reason for teachers and administrators not being Christian, is that we are striving to stand out as an excellent school that provides one of the best (if not the best) elementary education in Bratislava. And so to do that, we hire the best teachers we can, who don't always happen to be Christian. And to be fair, I would say that at least sixty percent of our staff is, but not all. Now with administration, this has always bothered me, because it means that the leaders of our school are not all on the same page, or even the same book. With Dasa, I think she belongs to a different library even. It seemed that the longer she was there, the more her goal became to take over the school. She seemed to be the White Witch of our Narnia, bringing the cold winds of winter with her. Teachers formed groups, those with the White Witch and those opposed. The bitter cold of winter seemed to much to bear and I really didn't know what to do. So, I prayed. Constantly and consistently. Our Monday prayer meetings, I always mentioned Dasa by name, although often not more than, "Pray for Dasa." I really didn't know what to pray.
As summer vacation loomed and temperatures outside increased, inside Narnia, it was the coldest winter ever. Dasa seemed intent on taking over as the principal or destroying our school. And at times it seemed like it might work. But, amazingly enough, the White Witch was dethroned, relieved of her position and sent away from Narnia for good. The battle was not easy, and many were the wounds and scars inflicted on our Narnia. The White Witch fought bitterly to the end, telling lies to all she could, teachers and even parents. Many sided with her and we lost several teachers over it. But, God is good and merciful and summer has again returned to Narnia.
We started this year with four new administrators, two of whom are strong believers (which means that four of the six are believers now, compared to three last year). The new teachers we have hired and the ones who have stayed, seem to be forming strong bonds as colleagues and friends.
In all my prayers last year, I never thought that God would answer my prayers this way. I had hoped that Dasa would soften, that she would be more agreeable, easier to work with, but I never thought that God's way would be just to remover her, and those who stood with her. God is so faithful in answering our prayers in ways we can't even imagine - bringing summer to Narnia.