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      • Newsletter Sign Up Form
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      • Dad's Soccer - Futebol
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​Dear PACA Community,
 
The Pan American Christian Academy Board of Directors is grateful for your prayers and support, as we have sought God’s direction through the leadership transition period. We are delighted to introduce to you John Nelson, PACA’s superintendent.  
 
John Nelson is an experienced Head of School, with 20 years in international Christian school leadership in Korea, Japan and Hong Kong, and 5 years in the United States at the Houghton Academy in Houghton, New York.  He began his educational career teaching both high school and middle school math, science and PE, over a period of fourteen years, prior to moving into school management. He has coached basketball most of his academic career.   
 
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics Education from Tennessee Temple College, and a Masters degree in Secondary Education from the University of South Dakota. He is a licensed superintendent through ACSI. John Nelson is known for his spiritual  leadership, gifted management skills, effective empowering of his staff, and excellent relationship with students, parents and community. 
 
John Nelson felt God’s call on his life at an early age. It was during a basketball mission’s trip to Rhodesia during his Junior year in college that God impressed on his spirit the mission to serve international Christian students as an educator and coach. Jointly with his wife, Kathleen, they have both served as international educators for over 30 years.
 
It was in college that John met his wife of 44 years, Kathleen, a Missionary Kid who was raised in Japan. They both are educators at heart. They have four children (Natalie, Philip, Kirsten and Jessica) and four grandchildren. John and Kathleen’s children were raised overseas and have inherited the passion for teaching and coaching.
 
We are excited to welcome John and Kathleen to the PACA community, and encouraged by their decision to leave the USA to serve God at PACA. We praise God for answering our prayers in the midst of the pandemic. Please pray as we work diligently on their documentation with the Brazilian immigration. Our desire is to have John assume the position of Superintendent as soon as possible. For now, he will be waiting in Brazil until all his work documentation is complete.
 
Please pray for John and Kathleen as they bring closure to their time in the United States, prepare to travel to São Paulo, leaving their family and community, and begin their new life with the PACA community.
 
As we journey together with the Pan American Christian Academy through this historic 60 Year milestone, with all the unexpected developments, let us join in praising God for His faithfulness to PACA, bringing us a new leader as well as several new teachers for this coming school year. God is faithful! Proverbs 3:5-7
 
Keeping our eyes on the Lord,
 
Danny Woods
President of the Board of Directors
Pan American Christian Academy
 
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.  Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil.” Proverbs 3:5-7 (NIV)
Prezados Comunidade da PACA,
 
O Conselho de Administração da Pan American Christian Academy agradece por suas orações e apoio, enquanto buscamos a direção de Deus, durante o período de transição da liderança. Temos o prazer de apresentar a vocês, John Nelson, superintendente da PACA.
 
John Nelson é um experiente diretor Geral de escola, com 20 anos de liderança em escolas cristãs internacionais, liderando escolas na Coréia, Japão e Hong Kong e, por 5 anos nos Estados Unidos na Houghton Academy em Houghton, Nova York. Ele iniciou sua carreira educacional ensinando Matemática, Ciências e Educação Física no Ensino Fundamental II e Ensino Médio, durante um período de catorze anos, antes de ingressar na administração da escola. Ele atuou como treinador de basquete a maior parte de sua carreira acadêmica.
 
Ele possui um diploma de Bacharel em Ciências e Licenciatura Matemática pelo Tennessee Temple College e um Mestrado em Educação Secundária pela Universidade de Dakota do Sul. Ele é um superintendente licenciado pela ACSI. John Nelson é conhecido por sua liderança espiritual, habilidades de gestão, capacitação eficaz de sua equipe e por manter um excelente relacionamento com alunos, pais e comunidade.
 
John Nelson sentiu o chamado de Deus em sua vida desde criança. Foi durante a viagem de uma missão de basquete à Rodésia n Africa, em seu terceiro ano da faculdade que, Deus imprimiu em seu espírito a missão de servir os estudantes cristãos internacionais como educador e treinador. Juntamente com sua esposa, Kathleen, ambos atuam como educadores internacionais por mais de 30 anos.
 
Durante a faculdade John conheceu sua esposa de 44 anos, Kathleen, filha de missionários que passou toda a sua infância no Japão. Ambos tem um coração de Educador. Eles têm quatro filhos (Natalie, Philip, Kirsten e Jessica) e quatro netos. Os filhos de John e Kathleen foram criados no exterior e herdaram a paixão pelo ensino e coaching.
 
Estamos empolgados em receber John e Kathleen na comunidade da PACA, e somos gratos e encorajados pelo desprendimento do casal em deixar os EUA para servir a Deus na PACA. Louvamos a Deus por responder às nossas orações em meio à pandemia. Por favor, ore enquanto trabalhamos diligentemente em suas documentações com as autoridades brasileiras. Nosso desejo é que John assuma a posição de superintendente o mais rápido possível. Por enquanto, ele estará esperando no Brasil até que toda a documentação de trabalho brasileira seja concluída.
 
Ore por John e Kathleen quando eles encerram seu tempo nos Estados Unidos e se preparam para deixar sua família e comunidade para viajar para São Paulo.
 
À medida que viajamos juntos com a Pan American Christian Academy por esse marco histórico de 60 anos, diante dos muitos desafios inesperados, louvamos a Deus por Sua fidelidade à PACA, trazendo-nos um novo líder e vários novos professores para o próximo ano escolar. Deus é fiel! Provérbios 3: 5-7
 
Mantendo nossos olhos no Senhor,
 
Danny Woods
Presidente do Conselho de Administração
Pan American Christian Academy
 
“Confie no Senhor de todo o seu coração e não se apoie em seu próprio entendimento; reconheça o Senhor em todos os seus caminhos, e ele endireitará[a] as suas veredas. Não seja sábio aos seus próprios olhos; tema o Senhor e evite o mal.” Provérbios 3:5-7  (NVI-PT)
Since 1960, PACA has served the local and international community of São Paulo as a Christian, American and Brazilian curriculum school. Our education integrates Biblical truth in all areas of instruction to guide the hearts and minds of our students and our academic program allows students to receive two diplomas, American and Brazilian, upon graduation which opens doors for them to study in the best universities in the USA, Brazil or throughout the world.

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