Chauvies for Christian School in Colonia
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"To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven..." Eccl. 3:1
'Time to Teach' /// ´Tiempo de Enseñar´
Since 2003 Rebekah has been teaching in Uruguay as a missionary teacher. One by one, she home schooled Pastor Archie & Ruth Perez´s five children, (as well as others) preparing them for college.
But since that task is now completed, we feel that it is time to press forward.
Instead of teaching one student at time, what if we had a whole school of students learning God's Word as they are taught?
Christian education (or the freedom and availability of this option) is something we as North Americans often take for granted.
There is no Christian school even close to us, and homeschooling is not allowed in Uruguay (in elementary grades) . The quality of education has declined here in the last several years, not to mention the social agenda the government wants to feed our children.
We have decided to take this important step towards getting a Christian school started here in Colonia.
Around 30 students (K4-12) just from our church would very likely enroll in the Christian school as soon as we start one. We already have a building (the church and seminary in the Real) with classrooms and enough space to use for a school. But we don´t have teachers to put in the classrooms.
We´re convinced that it´s time for Rebekah to validate her teaching degree (make it usable) so that it can be better used for God´s glory. After all, we're not planning to go anywhere, so she needs her degree to be worth something here!
We have previously put off this task …always hoping that it would somehow get easier (or cheaper!) to do, or that other Christian teachers from Uruguay would appear so we wouldn´t have to go through this process. But that just hasn´t happened. And a Christian school has been on the Future Plans list for our church for several years now - so we see this as a step of faith towards this goal.
Since Rebekah's teaching degree was awarded in the U.S. (Maranatha) there is a process we need to go through for it to be accepted here in Uruguay.
We have carefully studied the steps required to validate Rebekah´s teaching degree – how to go about it, and what it will cost. As there are many documents (college syllabi, HS & college transcripts, etc.) that need to be submitted for this procedure, their translation from English to Spanish is the greatest expense. And it needs to be done by a certified, public translator (I can't do it myself).
As a result, we are sharing this need with you, we trust that this step towards a future Christian school in Colonia, will reap eternal benefits in the lives of our children and many others in the country of Uruguay!
All the donated funds will be used for translation services and paperwork fees for this validation process. The public translator is waiting for our OK to begin translation of Rebekah's studies. We are trusting in God's good hand of guidance and His perfect timing for this validation process, as well as the next step towards starting a Christian school here in Colonia!
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En 2003 el Señor le mandó Rebekah a Uruguay por primera vez como maestra misionera. Uno por uno, ella enseñó a los cinco hijos del Pastor Archie y Ruth Pérez, (y otros) preparándolos para la universidad luego. Estamos tan agradecidos por la experiencia obtenida a través de estos años, pero creemos que es momento de seguir adelante.
Hemos decidido tomar el paso hacia abrir una escuela cristiana aquí en Colonia. No hay ninguna escuela cristiana en la zona, y hacer ´homeschool´ acá es ilegal en primaria. La calidad de la educación ha venido muy abajo en los últimos años, ni hablar de la agenda de los izquierdistas que quieran inculcar a nuestros niños. Creemos que unos 30 alumnos (K4-12) se inscribirán ni bien abrimos las puertas del colegio. Ya tenemos un edificio (la iglesia y seminario en el Real) con salones de clase y suficiente espacio para una escuela. Lo que más hace falta son las maestras que enseñen.
Estamos convencidos que ya es hora que Rebekah revalida su título como maestra para utilizarlo mejor para el Señor aquí en el lugar donde Él nos ha puesto. Varias veces hemos pospuesto esta tarea…siempre deseando que se vuelva más sencillo el trámite (o más económico); o que algunas maestras uruguayas aparezcan para que no lo tuviera que hacer. ¡Pero eso simplemente no ha ocurrido!
Hemos estudiado con detalle los pasos a tomar, cómo hacer, y cuánto costará hacer vigente la diploma aquí en Uruguay. Conforme a que hay muchos documentos (los programas de la universidad, la escolaridad/transcripts, etc.) que requieren traducción oficial este proceso demanda tiempo y dinero. Nos encantaría como familia cubrir los gastos si pudiéramos, pero nos es imposible. Por lo tanto, les compartimos esta necesidad, confiando que lo sembrado materialmente, se cosechará eternalmente en los corazones de los alumnos en el futuro colegio! Todos los fondos que se donen van para revalidar el título de Rebekah y hacerlo útil aquí en Uruguay! Gracias y Dios les bendiga!
'Time to Teach' /// ´Tiempo de Enseñar´
Since 2003 Rebekah has been teaching in Uruguay as a missionary teacher. One by one, she home schooled Pastor Archie & Ruth Perez´s five children, (as well as others) preparing them for college.
But since that task is now completed, we feel that it is time to press forward.
Instead of teaching one student at time, what if we had a whole school of students learning God's Word as they are taught?
Christian education (or the freedom and availability of this option) is something we as North Americans often take for granted.
There is no Christian school even close to us, and homeschooling is not allowed in Uruguay (in elementary grades) . The quality of education has declined here in the last several years, not to mention the social agenda the government wants to feed our children.
We have decided to take this important step towards getting a Christian school started here in Colonia.
Around 30 students (K4-12) just from our church would very likely enroll in the Christian school as soon as we start one. We already have a building (the church and seminary in the Real) with classrooms and enough space to use for a school. But we don´t have teachers to put in the classrooms.
We´re convinced that it´s time for Rebekah to validate her teaching degree (make it usable) so that it can be better used for God´s glory. After all, we're not planning to go anywhere, so she needs her degree to be worth something here!
We have previously put off this task …always hoping that it would somehow get easier (or cheaper!) to do, or that other Christian teachers from Uruguay would appear so we wouldn´t have to go through this process. But that just hasn´t happened. And a Christian school has been on the Future Plans list for our church for several years now - so we see this as a step of faith towards this goal.
Since Rebekah's teaching degree was awarded in the U.S. (Maranatha) there is a process we need to go through for it to be accepted here in Uruguay.
We have carefully studied the steps required to validate Rebekah´s teaching degree – how to go about it, and what it will cost. As there are many documents (college syllabi, HS & college transcripts, etc.) that need to be submitted for this procedure, their translation from English to Spanish is the greatest expense. And it needs to be done by a certified, public translator (I can't do it myself).
As a result, we are sharing this need with you, we trust that this step towards a future Christian school in Colonia, will reap eternal benefits in the lives of our children and many others in the country of Uruguay!
All the donated funds will be used for translation services and paperwork fees for this validation process. The public translator is waiting for our OK to begin translation of Rebekah's studies. We are trusting in God's good hand of guidance and His perfect timing for this validation process, as well as the next step towards starting a Christian school here in Colonia!
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En 2003 el Señor le mandó Rebekah a Uruguay por primera vez como maestra misionera. Uno por uno, ella enseñó a los cinco hijos del Pastor Archie y Ruth Pérez, (y otros) preparándolos para la universidad luego. Estamos tan agradecidos por la experiencia obtenida a través de estos años, pero creemos que es momento de seguir adelante.
Hemos decidido tomar el paso hacia abrir una escuela cristiana aquí en Colonia. No hay ninguna escuela cristiana en la zona, y hacer ´homeschool´ acá es ilegal en primaria. La calidad de la educación ha venido muy abajo en los últimos años, ni hablar de la agenda de los izquierdistas que quieran inculcar a nuestros niños. Creemos que unos 30 alumnos (K4-12) se inscribirán ni bien abrimos las puertas del colegio. Ya tenemos un edificio (la iglesia y seminario en el Real) con salones de clase y suficiente espacio para una escuela. Lo que más hace falta son las maestras que enseñen.
Estamos convencidos que ya es hora que Rebekah revalida su título como maestra para utilizarlo mejor para el Señor aquí en el lugar donde Él nos ha puesto. Varias veces hemos pospuesto esta tarea…siempre deseando que se vuelva más sencillo el trámite (o más económico); o que algunas maestras uruguayas aparezcan para que no lo tuviera que hacer. ¡Pero eso simplemente no ha ocurrido!
Hemos estudiado con detalle los pasos a tomar, cómo hacer, y cuánto costará hacer vigente la diploma aquí en Uruguay. Conforme a que hay muchos documentos (los programas de la universidad, la escolaridad/transcripts, etc.) que requieren traducción oficial este proceso demanda tiempo y dinero. Nos encantaría como familia cubrir los gastos si pudiéramos, pero nos es imposible. Por lo tanto, les compartimos esta necesidad, confiando que lo sembrado materialmente, se cosechará eternalmente en los corazones de los alumnos en el futuro colegio! Todos los fondos que se donen van para revalidar el título de Rebekah y hacerlo útil aquí en Uruguay! Gracias y Dios les bendiga!
Organizer
Rebekah Schrock Chauvie
Organizer
Wauseon, OH