Wow! What a week! I cannot believe I am actually here, living in
Colombia--something I've prayed about for the past 7 years. God is so great! Am
I right?!
So I just wanted to give everyone a little update on this past
week...
Monday : I flew to Colombia! Woohoo! All went well, which was such a
blessing so thank you all for your prayers. I
did not have any problems finding my connection, going through customs or
getting my bags. Got to my little
apartment around 10:30 pm and hit the pillow.
Tuesday:
Tuesday was basically spent unpacking. I live in an apartment building
called Los Cipreses and I have 2 wonderful roommates: Annie Johnson (6th grade
teacher) and Carrie Bergmann (3rd grade teacher). I added some pictures of my
apartment so you can check those out!
Wednesday: Wednesday was a big day! 5 of the new
teachers and I went to get our work visas. It was a long day, lots of sitting
and waiting and answering questions in Spanish, buuuut after about 4 hours we
were each given 3 year work visas! Apparently this is almost unheard of so that
is a HUGE blessing. Hallelujah!
Thursday & Friday: These past 2 days were spent at El Camino
Academy! Yay! We received training, looked through curriculum, organized and
set up our classrooms, and got familiarized with school procedures. So fun to
finally be jumping into it! The fact that I am really a 4th grade
teacher is becoming more and more real every day. It is a bit overwhelming at
times, but also extremely exciting!
Prayer Requests:
· Please pray for me as I continue to
set up my classroom and look through curriculum.
· Pray for my 4th graders! I have
21 kids headed my way J
· Pray for energy as I settle into the
routine here and adjust to the altitude.
· Pray for unity among my roommates and I as
this is the first time the 3 of us are living together.
· Finally, please pray for continued
financial support. I am not yet fully funded for my year here, but I know the
Lord has a plan. Pray that I’d have peace about it, but also that the Lord
would give me wisdom on what He’d have me do.
Thank you all for your continued support and prayers! Without it I
would not be here and I would not be able to serve the people of Colombia.
Serving Him,
Becky
P.S.- If you at all are interested in supporting me please email me at becky.e.almer@gmail.com
Our cute little kitchen
Cozy family room complete with fireplace!
What I call the "sketchy stairs"
The upstairs landing. That hall leads to my room!
My little bedroom! Excuse the unmade bed and bad picture... it was difficult to get a good picture
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