Thank you to all of you for your wonderful prayers and support for me as I prepare to leave! I will be flying out of Pittsburgh on July 15th and arriving in Asuncion, Paraguay on July 16th. My mom and I have been busily packing and working through all of the legal documents. Also I have been talking with two teachers at the school and finding out more and more about my classroom and what I will be teaching. Instead of 5th grade I will have 4th now as my homeroom, though I will be teaching both 4th and 5th grade math, science, and grammar. I will have 4th though for bible and my meeting times, etc. I am truly excited by what I will be teaching and my co-teacher. Her name is Jenn and she will be the 5th grade teacher. She is terrific and will be a very helpful support as this will be her 4th year as a full time teacher at ACA.
Prayer Requests:
1. Legal documents: the visas and legalization of documents is confusing, frustrating, and difficult. I am currently waiting to recieve a tourist visa from the Consulate of Paraguay in NYC and also get several documents legalized so that I can take them with me to help with officially working in Paraguay. The biggest concern though is in regards to a clearance that I have been waiting to recieve from the FBI. Unfortunately this could now take several more weeks with the backup in clearances. Please prayer that I will recieve this prior to leaving so that I can get it legalized and take it with me.
2. My Classes: Please pray for my future students! I will have about 12 students in 4th grade and 6 students in 5th grade. They probably will have English as their second or third language, and can average 3-4 nationalities per class. Please pray that I will have wisdom for how to best reach and teach my students.
3. My school: ACA has been going through several changes as they enter into this new school year. Please prayer for the administration, school board, and wisdom for me.
Prayer Requests:
1. Legal documents: the visas and legalization of documents is confusing, frustrating, and difficult. I am currently waiting to recieve a tourist visa from the Consulate of Paraguay in NYC and also get several documents legalized so that I can take them with me to help with officially working in Paraguay. The biggest concern though is in regards to a clearance that I have been waiting to recieve from the FBI. Unfortunately this could now take several more weeks with the backup in clearances. Please prayer that I will recieve this prior to leaving so that I can get it legalized and take it with me.
2. My Classes: Please pray for my future students! I will have about 12 students in 4th grade and 6 students in 5th grade. They probably will have English as their second or third language, and can average 3-4 nationalities per class. Please pray that I will have wisdom for how to best reach and teach my students.
3. My school: ACA has been going through several changes as they enter into this new school year. Please prayer for the administration, school board, and wisdom for me.
