Getting to Know You

Wow, it has been a great couple of weeks as we have transitions to SVG! We feel so blessed to have everyone praying for us, we have definitely felt all of them so thank you.

We are still adjusting to a new culture and getting into a routine. We are learning as missionaries you have to be very flexible and whatever we may have had planned for that day may not get done.  The school needed all of its electrical wiring updated so over the past week there have been several times when we did not have electricity, which puts a damper on your plans when you are preparing for classes and need a computer. However, we are thankful the school is getting what it needs and that we wont have electrical problems in the future.

We have nine new students coming on Thursday, eight are from Haiti and one is from SVG. We are excited that our student population will double this term and to have new faces on campus. Please be praying that they have safe travels and pray as they adjust to a new culture and new chapter of their life.

We have had a wonderful time getting to know the 2nd year students that are already on campus. EK and I are considered the "campus coordinators" since we live on campus and we are more or less in charge of student life. We enjoying eating lunch with them everyday, which almost always consists of rice. The students were shocked when we told them we are not use to eating rice everyday and that back at home we might only eat it once a month :).  They are pros at cooking rice though and it always tastes delicious.

I (Maddie) have been preparing for the preschool that opens on September 3rd, which is the same day classes start at the college. I am very excited to be working with Amanda Wurdeman, she has awesome ideas for all the kids and really has a heart to make sure they are learning about Jesus and also getting prepared for school. I think I will enjoy working with the students at the college and also working with the 3 and 4-year-olds at the preschool, I will have a great variety! 

 

I will also start teaching dance classes to girls in the community on September 6th.  I am so excited to do this because I love teaching dance!  I think God is so Great to allow us to use our gifts everywhere to serve Him and others. It seems like the girls are very excited about the dance classes because they don't offer anything like that here so hopefully it will be a hit!

I would like to end by saying EK and I continue to be blown away by God's goodness and grace He continues to show to us, we are so thankful for His provision.  We are thankful for all the relationships we are building with the students and faculty.  We are thankful for the Wurdeman family, they have been so helpful with our transition and we are thankful to have friends in a new place. We continue to be thankful for all of our supporters who made all of this possible.

 

This neighborhood is where a lot of the preschool kids will be coming from.

We were able to meet a lot of people in this area with great hearts and loving smiles.

Here are all the 2nd year students. We were celebrating one of their birthdays, Sis Alertha.

They had lots of fun and loved having cake!

We ask for prayers again for the current and incoming students and that they are successful this school year and that we will be able to continue to build relationships with them.  Pray as we continue to adjust to a new culture. We ask for prayers for WISE and all the staff that God will continue to provide for the school and to give all of us discernment when making decisions. Please pray for the preschool children and their families.  Many of the preschoolers will be coming from extreme poverty, please pray that we can be a light in their life. Please pray as we prepare for classes. EK and three classes he is teaching this semester which demands a lot of preparation.  Thanks everyone, we love you!