Good evening, although for you it may be morning depending on where you are. The team here at Ying Pan is getting settled in quite well. We have been able to make a few changes to the setup here, mainly in the way rooms are arranged, and it feels much more like home now.
Today Joel, Isaac, and I cleaned our room, and rearranged the furniture in our room. It took us a couple hours to get everything in its place, but it sure looks good now.
I was able to meet with the English teacher from the school I will be teaching at on Monday. He gave me the lesson plans for this week and told me a little about the school. There are only 6 classes in the school, 1 for each grade 1st through 6th, with approximately 18 students in each class. I will be teaching 5 classes there each Monday, the 2nd through 6th graders. This Monday will be an introduction and get to know you day. I am looking forward to meeting the kids, and getting to know the Principal and teachers at the school. The principal doesn’t speak any English, so it will be a challenge to communicate with him if there is not a translator around.
Tomorrow morning the team has a meeting with the Principal Liang, our principal here at Ying Pan. Principal Liang is going to begin teaching us Chinese. I’m hoping to learn a lot, but it will take quite a bit of study on my part.
Please continue to pray for us as we begin teaching next week, and for our preparation this week. Also pray for the Jiji team, they will be starting teaching on Monday. We have a few more teachers coming on Tuesday, please lift them up as they fly over here and try to get settled in.
We can really feel your prayers and encouragement over here, and it is much appreciated. Please continue to lift us up, and send words of encouragement when the opportunity arises.
From Ying Pan,
Chase
