It is the first day of school for me–Orientation Day. I met all the staff and teachers for this upcoming school year. I wasn’t sure exactly where I would be placed. I just made myself available to wherever the Lord leads. Today, I found out that I’ll be working with Kindergarten in the morning and possibly teaching Art in the afternoon. In addition, I am also going to attempt to Direct the Before and After School Care program with the Lord’s help. It was a great day and you can feel the excitement. The Pastor and Chancellor of the school lead in prayer and devotional. I know that the Lord will bless the school because in my prior experience when Christ is at the center of the school, he will certainly pour His blessings on it. One thing that was shared with us today was that ECS stands for “Excellence in education from a Biblical world view, Caring (showing the love of Christ to our students), and Spiritual integrity (we won’t be ashamed). You can’t ask for a better place to work! I am certainly proud to be a part of the Emmanuel family.

As I discussed yesterday, we were discussing the distance to Lynchburg. Today, I went to mapquest to figure out the distance between home and Lynchburg and here it is: Total Est. Time: 3 hours, 18 minutes Total Est. Distance: 161.49 miles. Of course this is at 55 miles per hour and the speed limit was changed to 60 in most areas. You be the judge.