Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Update, an in progress countdown to school starting Monday

First off I am getting word from 3 high school that students want to come but they are getting bullied, threatened and scammed by the schools telling the kids lies that we're not a real school, some principals are refusing to sign the kids out.  2 of the schools have asked the families for money one school wants $10 for a stamp while another wants $50.  None of which is official or legal.
So were working on a threat and then a follow up to the province office.  Some one's going to get into trouble.  One of these schools happens to be an AOG Christian/government partnered school.  Which has failed so miserably that all the real Christian teachers are leaving their jobs, some of them who work for us now.  Something tells me the ministry didn't read the bible about being unequally yoked with a partner.

If you could help us pray for all these blocks to be broken and that student will find the freedom over their education and future.  We also really, really need the income from full classes.  These barricades being broken helps everyone.

When we started the school we had no idea what a powerful tool of change it would become.  We had no clue how we would be used to force others the right thing and to help families take a stand.

Currently we have 415 students enrolled, we have room for about 40 in the junior high which is were we need the most funds and are having the most trouble with the other school.


We are currently adding a new office with two rooms.
Our attendance will get much more accurate.  Our service will become much more convenient and the child safety is going to get much better.  Staff tardiness is also going to be reduce.

Front office 
Back office (my office)

No not the detention center, though it sounds like a good idea.
It 3 more bathrooms

 Redecorating rooms
Kara O'Neil making a good effort to help. 
 Kindergarten
Kindergarten with new teacher SreyNuch who is wonderfully talented Christian lady.

After a good reprimand for last years effort, 1st grade is way ahead this year.
1st grade A
1st grade B 
Salyna back to help out extra English class finish up

2nd grade still in progress but to be fair his room was storage for the summer.

3rd grade  

4th grade - Khorn was one of our best staff at the orphanage.  We sent her to college 2 years ago. This Monday will be her first day teaching.  Her class is perfect; we really, really pray thing go well for her.  I'm sure she's a bit nervous.

5th grade was storage as well.

6th grade though it's finished it's become a downstairs office.
All my older gentlemen are proofing the staffs lesson plans.
Very grateful for their experience and wisdom.

Our now modest Library haven giving the dinosaur over the the Kindergarten class the library is now rotatable shelves in the sanctuary.  

 When things get expensive and your budget is less than nil you make it yourself.
The wonderfully complicated worker Mao that I doted over last year has been very busy this summer.  Making white boards and stands, teacher desks and an extra 100 student desks.
 He's really proven himself so very valuable to us.


Moving playground equipment since the office took some space. 

Teachers cleaning 
 

 Food court has an addition we are making an attempt to start serving lunches this year.


If you've prayed over our well problem at all.  We were faced with digging another well as our old faithful on was blocked with roots and clogged with calcium.  We many conversations and idea about fixing it rather than spending money on a new one the guys reversed the flow with some high pressure and seems to have unclogged things for now and our high flow rate is back.   Not to bad and I am not sure we even had to pay the guy.  
Thanks for the prayers.