Pre-School Update:

Today was the 7th of 14 trial Saturday classes that we have completed to give the community an opportunity to see what our Pre-School is about and sign up for the April 2013 opening. (The Japanese school year runs from April to March, with various breaks and holidays through the year.) The classes have gone well and I believe that the students and parents have enjoyed the lessons. We have chairs set up in the back of the room for the parents to stay and observe. Of the 7 classes so far we have had at least 1 student attend except for 1 Saturday where we had cancellations and no students. On that Saturday we prayed for the students that the Lord would have attend this fall as well as those who will sign up for April 2013. It has been great to meet so many parents and students. It has also been wonderful to work with the various church members who have prayed for about 5 years and invested their own time, energy, and money to the opening of this school. 

I would like to ask for prayer for a a trip that I will be taking with the ladies from the Pre-School. We are going to Seoul, South Korea for four days in the second week of November. One of the ladies working with us married a Korean man and she worked with and has many contacts among a group of all English speaking schools that we are going to observe in. They are either Pre-School's or Kindergartens. I am looking forward to spending time with the ladies from our Pre-School outside of work as well as meeting other E.S.L. (English as a second language) teachers and observing in their classrooms. 


I have many more photos that I will do a post about in the future but the 2 photos below are of our class today:

Thank you for your continued thoughts and prayers as we begin and work in this ministry in Shimonoseki. 

Stephanie