Pray for Showers of Blessing!

I will send down showers in season; there will be showers of blessing.
Ezekiel 34:26

The Adventures Ahead Tutoring Program started it's new semester on Tuesday. The good news is that we are once again at capacity, with 29 children enrolled. The bad news is that most of our families walk their children to and from the center, often pushing siblings in strollers. So you can imagine how torrential rain impacts attendance! Yesterday we had about 15 kids show up. If you are reading this early enough, pray for clear skies from 4-6pm today, and for God to give our kids a strong start regardless of the weather.

Some other good news is that students came back to a much improved learning environment. Lauren used her Christmas break to rearrange our classroom space and transform her own office into a computer lab with five workstations. The new floorplan gives each class a lot more space to work in, and a lot more distance from the next class over. At the end of a long school day it's not easy to concentrate on more academic work. A crowded room makes it even harder. Pray that our kids will work hard, stay focused and reap great rewards this spring!

One of our local partners donated some "new to us" computers that his company was replacing, and has offered to network them to a common printer. On the days we don't have enough reading buddies for each child, computers are a great way for kids to practice skills on their own. The new lab will help us make every minute count! Please pray that God will grant all of our equipment a long and useful life, and that the lab will indeed help our kids master skills they need.

Lastly, we still have a staffing shortage to work out before next week. For now, Lauren is serving as a floating instructor during the hours that we're short on teachers. Pray for God's wisdom and provision as she works on closing these gaps over the weekend. Pray too for our volunteer recruitment, that God will bring us enough committed reading buddies to give each child the attention they need!