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English Classes – Session Two

Our volunteers have started the second session of their English classes. I decided to try and find out what all goes into preparing just one class.
In the picture, Polly and Julie are writing out their lesson plans for each class. They research all their resources according to the needs and level of their students. [...]


Joyful Service

English classes started in September. Each day there are about 35-40 students attending the classes in our worship facility. Since space is limited, we use our worship area as one of the two classrooms.
That means each week the room metamorphoses four times. After the Thursday English class, tables and chairs are removed and benches [...]


Technology woes :-)

Technology can be such a blessing when used to share the Gospel. We are showing a video Bible study entitled “Saneamiento Espiritual” (Spiritual Healing) after the EFL classes for students interested in having a healthy relationship with God, with themselves and with others.
Getting ready for the Bible study (our copy is still on VHS [...]


Quarantined

Almost two weeks ago, both of our EFL volunteers contracted pink eye (conjunctivitis). They woke up in the morning with their eyes pasted shut and endured itching and puffiness during the day. In order not to infect anyone else, both teachers quarantined themselves, staying inside their apartment for the next four days.
Since the pink eye [...]


English Volunteers Introduce Each Other

Our EFL (English as a Foreign Language) volunteers from WELS Kingdom Workers are ready to start. Instead of writing their own “autobiography”, they took a moment to introduce each other.Polly Clark introduces Julie Majerus:
Then I heard the voice of the LORD sying, ¨Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?¨
And I said, [...]