A bright but humble light in inner-city Chicago is in danger of being snuffed out. And ON ASSIGNMENT is there, chronicling one small school's courageous battle to keep bringing Jesus Christ and high-quality education to the inner-city children of Chicago. Changing demographics, declining enrollment and the toughest economic environment in decades of nearly sealed the fate of Salem Christian School. Witness the amazing faith and wonderful work of these unsung heroes and their students as against all odds they keep teaching, praying, trusting and waiting on God for a miracle.