Lots of News!

Hey everyone. We’re doing fine in Guatemala, but there have been some events here! We’ll start with the bad one first!
Yesterday afternoon, as is typical, a big rainstorm came in over the home. During the storm there was a lot of thunder and lightning, and sure enough, we had a big lightning strike come down really close to our house. As this happened, our computer went blank and is fried as best as I can tell :( When living in a developing country, you realize how much you take for granted things like surge protectors! We’re in the process of getting Sophie’s computer brought to us by another team that is coming next week. In the meantime, our blogs and pictures might be a little delayed! We’re hoping the hard drive is not fried, because we have documents and pictures we don’t want to lose on there! The great thing is that Scott will be getting a computer in the fall…which brings us to the GOOD NEWS: Scott accepted a job as a teacher at Columbus Signature Academy in Columbus, Indiana! Praise GOD! It is a brand new school, officially termed a “magnet school.” The first year, we will only have 9th grade, followed by the next year with 9th and 10th, until it is a normal 9-12 grade high school. Each class will consist of only 100 students, so when it runs at capacity, there will be 400 students total. Scott will get to be part of starting this brand new school from the ground level. The most exciting thing is that it is not a traditional high school. It follows something called the New Tech , which you can research online if you are interested, and utilizes project based learning rather than traditional lecture/notetaking utilized around the world. It is exciting to be part of a brand new type of school. I’m sure you’re thinking “Who is Columbus Signature Academy? Last we heard, they weren’t even in the picture!” So much has happened, we’ve been talking with 4 different schools and the Lord has been working at every turn. Unfortunately we haven’t been able to update every detail, but we’re so happy God has opened and closed the doors that he has, and we feel this is where God wants us. To update you on Mooresville, God closed this door. I got an email from Megan (who is staying in our apartment), that I got a letter, saying they had offered the job to someone else. In the same inbox, I had two emails from other schools (one being CSA) that both expressed interest in an interview. Specifically, CSA’s principal said that he kept putting down my resume, but coming back to it over and over. If that isn’t the work of the Lord, we don’t know what is. It’s been so neat for us to watch God disciplining us and teaching us reliance upon him, while we’ve been out of the country, unable to “mess up” his workings!
The last bit of news was that last night, at 9pm Guatemala time, we had a 4.0 earthquake! Nothing scary, but a first for us since we slept through the Indiana Earthquake! We were mostly surprised that it was more of a rolling feeling than a shaking feeling. We both sat up in bed and were looking at eachother as the bed started rocking across the floor! In all, it lasted about 10-15 seconds, but it was definitely a moment to remember!
Love you all!