Have you ever had the experience where while you were reading the Bible you felt as if though God came down and wrapped His arms around you and whispered the words you were reading in your ear? Well I had that last night as I read Isaiah 41:10 and it says, " fear not for I am with you, be not dismayed for I am your God, I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand".
Isn't great to know the God we serve not only goes before us but promises to be with us and to help us and uphold us. I know that as I head to the unknown I get a bit nervous at times. Especially when the known changes. For example the preschool teacher I was supposed to be under decided not to return, which means I will not be having the typical student teaching situation. I will be teaching Kindergarten with a lot of supervision and help from other teachers. I am excited to have my own class but nervous all at the same time. So that verse jump off the page at me, it was as if God was telling me, do not worry, I am going with you, I am going to help you reach every child where they are, I will help you when interacting with parents, I will uphold you when you are tired and weary. I will be there through all the unfamiliar. Another thing that comforts me is knowing there are many people out there praying for me. So here are some things you can pray for...


Prayer Requests
Traveling and going through customs can be like having teeth pulled with out novicane. Please pray that everything goes smoothly and we don't have trouble with customs or getting visas.
Please pray that I will rely on God and cling to Him everyday.
I want my class to be God's class, but I need to be sensitive to the spirits leading in order to allow that to happen.
Pray for strength as I will have a lot of work to do in order to meet student teaching requirements and the schools requirements for a full time teacher.
Pray for clear guidance from the Lord as I pray about the possibility of staying on at the school full time. I plan on returning to the school to complete the school year in Venezuela as long as everything works out. Pray that God makes it clear to me that He wants me at ACIC.
Pray for my parents because letting go of their little girl isn't going to be easy, my mom cries often and I haven't even left yet. Pray that God comforts her.

Thanks for praying. I can not wait to get there and meet my students and the other teachers. I'll keep you up to date and post some pictures as soon as I have some.

My favorite packing tool... space bags!