Training

So I have officially made it through 2 1/2 weeks of training.  The schedule has been extremely grueling and stressful, but I have been learning so much about teaching, living overseas, and my new teammates.  The Lord has yet again managed to amaze me with how amazingly well His plans come together.  For the past couple of years I have been trying and trying to find a way to go abroad and figure out what was going on with my life, and all this time God had been preparing me to come to LA to meet amazing Christian people who I will be able to serve with abroad.  

Teaching was actually something I was petrified of doing, but with the training I have received and the sink or swim method that happened to first week, I have learned to I really enjoy teaching.  The first night of class, we were told we had to prepare a lesson in a little over an hour to teach our peers that evening.  I was scare to death but made it.  The second night, I actually had to teach real non-english speakers, and let me tell you it was the most terrified that I have been in my life, but the Lord put some great people in my path along the way and I managed to survive and actually teach my students something useful.

Teaching has gotten easier every time that I have taught, and I am so excited for the prospect of teaching the same students for a year.  Please pray for me, my teaching ability, and the tremendous amounts of time it takes to be a good teacher.

Let's see aside from training, yes, I was in an earthquake.  Everything and everyone around me is unharmed and doing well.  The funny thing was we were all in the building and we kind of felt the room start shaking but no one really knew what was going on.  The earthquake was almost over by the time we actually figured out it was an earthquake and got out of the building!  Yeah, none of us were from California!

Other things you should pray about right now.  My team that is going to the Czech Republic does not have their visas yet (This also means I DO NOT have my visa).  If we do not get our visas in 2 weeks, we are not going to be able to leave the country.  Please pray for the expedition of those visas so that we can go abroad and start our service.  Other than that, please just pray for me and my mental stamina in this very exhausting time.  

I love you all and hope to hear from you soon!