Ready or not, here they come.

As posted before, I am going to be the dorm counselor for the school. I will no longer be teaching the kids in the classroom (except for the Chapel part one day a week), but will now be responsible for an 8 year old and a 16 year old. I will have to make sure they get up and ready for class, and have them when school  is finished. My first dorm student arrives this afternoon between 3:30 and 4pm. Pray for me as I still have stuff to prepare in the dorm and for the week. Just continue to pray that we all can transition fast and easily as the school year starts.

This morning, we went to Betsy's church, which is Spanish speaking. It was really cool though, because sometimes deaf people come and she interprets for them, but this morning, there weren't any, but she still interpreted so that we could understand. Amanda, my roommate, and Nate, her boyfriend, arrived last Thursday evening, and they came with us this morning too. But Rachel and I took turns/helped each other interpret for them (since Nate doesn't know hardly any sign language, and Amanda has more practice with expressing it then seeing and interpreting it). I was quite surprised how much I remembered and was able to interpret since it has been a LONGGGG time since I've interpreted for a deaf person to a hearing person -confusing for most of you, I know, but my fellow interpreters/people who work with the deaf will understand. I was happy with myself. :)

Since Betsy's church was doing a special offering for the school, I sang and Rachel interpreted during the offering time! My first Sunday in a "real' church (last week we stayed here and had deaf church, so by "real" I mean building), and they already have me singing!! I enjoyed myself and I really felt like praising God while I was singing. :) (Hoping video will upload, if not, it will be on my Facebook.)

So, school starts tomorrow with the VBS that Rachel organized. I am in charge of bible verses, so pray that the kids will be able to understand them and memorize them so they can use them in their lives as they grow older. Pray that God give me the wisdom to handle any/all issues that may come up while in the dorms. Pray for me, in general, as all of this is happening before my eyes and I'm not so sure how that happened! And I am still trying to transition and get adjusted. I am also starting to really, really miss my friends and family. I will need to hear someone else's voice besides my mother's soon (not that hers isn't lovely, it's just the only one I've heard), so be prepared close friends of mine for a chat/Skype date. Know that I miss you and love you guys dearly. <3 Ok, back to work it is before my first student arrives!