[ First Year of Teaching and Away ]

I am quite surprised how well my classroom here in Africa is running. It is hard enough teaching, its hard being a first year teacher, then you add on being in a whole different country and whole different continent...it is quite an experience to remember! Overall, the students are amazing, the staff is wonderful, and everything is going well with teaching. I am so very blessed and very glad I have the support that I have here with my other educators. They have really helped me set up my classroom and share with me teaching ideas!

I wanted to share with you a few photos from my classroom. Last week we did stations on Mean, Median, Mode, and Range. The kids went to six different stations. The other photos are of a few spots around campus and of a true African sunset.

It is truly hard to believe it has been two months since I left the States to move to where my heart lies. It has gone by so quickly. I do miss my family, friends, and church very much but I know even more now that this is where I am suppose to be. I can already tell within these two months how much my family, my friends, and my church has changed without me there. It is hard to be here and not to be able to fully support those changes, but I try my best to pray daily and keep contact.It is so great of many of you to be emailing me and sending me letters of waht is going on in Ohio, in the church, and in your own life! It is super fun staying updated and knowing what is going on! Thank you!

God has designed me to teach and preach in east Africa. This is only the beginning...the beginning of a beautiful journey....