The past few weeks have been a whirlwind. Since my last post I finished up working at Liberty, put a classroom together, completed my first week of teaching, and moved to Roanoke! Your brain probably hurts from just reading that. It's been crazy but God is still faithful.
Saying goodbye to my co-workers at Liberty was probably one of the hardest things I've had to do. I loved working at Liberty but I'm glad to be ministering to the people here in Roanoke.
I have 20 students in my 5th grade homeroom, but I teach 41 students in two groups. So far my first week has gone well, actually better than expected. I have a good homeroom and my kids listen most of the time. I'm still learning how to manage a classroom while teaching and re-learning the content. When was the last time you had to do a stem-and-leaf plot?! Yeah I can't remember either. haha But I'm sure as the weeks go on I'll get more confident in my role as a teacher.
We found a place to live in Roanoke about two weeks ago. It's a townhouse that is minutes from both our church and the school! We moved in last week and spent most of this past weekend unpacking. I'll be glad when it's all unpacked and I've found a place for everything. I think I'm really going to enjoy living in Roanoke! I can't wait to have time to explore the city!
Thanks for all your prayers! They have been greatly felt over the past few weeks. Please continue to pray for us as we begin to prepare the new church to launch October 2nd. We'll be having a block party for the community next Saturday and canvassing the neighborhood over the next few weeks. Pray for unsaved people to come to our church and that God will use us to touch the lives of the people in our area. There is so much need and I hope that we can bring hope to a community that needs it.
Well, I better get back to lesson planning....
Until next time,
Nicole
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