English Classes

Wow I didn't know teaching English would be this fun! Classes started on February 6th and run until April 10th with an end of semester party on Aprril 14th. I have really enjoyed teaching so far. It has been a stretching and rewarding experience for me(the preparation part being especially stretching, ha ha just kidding, well sort of).

Here is what my schedule looks like.

Mon 6:00-8:00 Level 6.5 (converstaion class)
with eleven students

Tues & Thurs 4:00-5:30 level 4.5
with four students

Wed 3:00-3:45 kids class ages 7-12
with nine kids

(If you want to pray for me during those specific times remeber that I am six hours ahead of you. For instance, my six o'clock class on Monday would be 12:00 for you.)

I want to thank you for all your prayers. God is already doing some amazing things in my classes. In my first class one of my students asked me if I was currently leading any English Bible studies. I told him that I wasn't, but I am now! While I was thinking to myself, "Whoa, God, that was too easy. What's going on here?" We started meeting Wed this week at 5:00 and will meet at 6:00 from now on. I will give you all the details of this story in my upcoming newsletter because I wnant to make sure everyone hears the story.

The first day in my other class, I had a list of questions on the board that we asked each other. This activity gave them a chance to practice speaking while giving me the oportunity to get a feel for their level of English. It also was a get-to-know you kind of thing. One of the questions was, "What countries have you been too?" When I gave a long list of African countries they wanted to know why. So I got to tell them that my parents were missionaries there and share a little about what that meant. When I told them I was a student they also wanted to know what I was studying. So once again God opened up the oportunity to share with them about what I was studying and why. I can only acount all these opportunites and more to your faithful prayers. Thanks so much I couldn't do it with out you all. Look for an updated prayer list soon.