The students are trickling in...

and that is the way it usually happens here. Over about a three week period, the students will all show up. We won't know until that time who we can actually count on coming for sure.

This week two new students have signed up so far. One of them a 7 year old, is pretty wild; within an hour of his arrival he had already punched a couple of teachers! We are giving him a trial week. He seemed to be manageable today, although he will require a lot of supervision. Since we don't have TA's (teacher's aides) we have to be sure that one teacher alone can deal with him without neglecting the other students in her class. At this point, we are the only option he has for school.

The hurricane missed us, and we are thankful. We are in a season of stormy weather now. August is usually pretty hot, and the rains can bring welcome relief, although they make taking public transportation difficult for our students and staff.

We are having blackouts almost daily at school. They usually last an hour or two.

I'm very pleased to find that my students appear to have retained a lot of what they learned before summer break. I'm looking forward to a fruitful school year.

Please keep us in prayer. Especially ask for wisdom as we learn how to work with several new special needs students, and that the Lord will shine and show his love through us.

Blessings!