On September 1, Immanuel Academy St. Louis host Orientation for the 2023-2024 School Year. This is the first time that Immanuel Academy held an orientation event in the new school building. After the opening song “He Makes All Things New”, Immanuel Academy Director Michelle Lai delivered a sermon titled “The Sermon on the Mount” (Matthew 5:1-11). The school has come to a new beginning, a new level, a new dimension, and they want all blessings mentioned in Beatitudes to be guaranteed. As they start a new school year, all need the wisdom to know how to be blessed.During the sermon, Ms. Michelle studied together with the teachers and students how to get blessings and get rewards from God. These scriptures teach the wisdom and essential meaning of life. They want to seize these blessings, bear beautiful fruit and glorify God. Both teachers and students want to challenge themselves to become more like Christ in the new school year. After the sermon, Ms. Valerie and Ms. Krisstal explained the school policies, including student arrival & dismissal, attendance& tardies, academics & field trip privileges, discipline & consequences, and habit formation, etc. They explain the rules in a fun and dramatic way. Everything is well received and remembered. All faculty and staff were introduced to students and parents. The two new teachers, Ms. Janice and Mr. Sam, were warmly welcomed by everyone.All students sang “Shine Jesus Shine” as the closing song. When the teachers asked them if they wanted to follow Jesus in the new school year, they replied “Amen” loudly. May God bless Immanuel Academy St. Louis 2023-2-24 new school year. May this year be fruitful and full of loving memories.