“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.  And surely I am with you always,  to the very end of the age.”  (Matthew 28:19-20)

GO                                   TELL                                    TRAIN
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The students love to write and tell stories in class.  This crosses over into their favorite activity, telephone.  The students sit in a circle and often start with a short message.  For example, I will whisper “We have English class on Friday” to the first person.  They try to repeat the message *only once* to [...]

Is it a zip code?  Or password? A combination to a lock?  A clue..  when I say “12141″ the students immediately form two lines and have big smiles on their faces.

One (1) person to (2) one (1) person for (4) one (1) minute.
We choose a topic or dialogue that compliments the lesson.  Then each student [...]

GAMES, SNACKS,  & FELLOWSHIP
Our “End of the Session English Party” began with games, snacks, and lots of conversation!  (One of my students even brought his own chess game.)  During this time, Freddy, one of our seminary students, met with each student and guest, putting their names into a drawing.  Throughout the party, names were drawn [...]

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
It started out as a home visit with one of my students, Hilcia.  Then Marta asked if she could come too.  The next day,  Hilcia  invited another classmate, Orquidea; followed by another, Daihana.  By the end of the week, the entire class was invited to dinner at Daihana’s at 5:00 on Saturday.
TIME
The next question…  [...]

This week, our English lesson focused on communication.  We began with a survey, revealing that the majority of the students in class use a cell phone to communicate with friends and family, with the exception of a few who use email while they are at their university.  This discussion led into a debate of the [...]

Due to the hurricane season, we have been experiencing frequent power outages.  Our English classes are not an exception.  Last Monday, we taught by candlelight.  Each student had their own tea light to follow along with the lesson.   I couldn’t help but smile today, as I was reviewing their worksheets  and one had a burn [...]

Vanessa King and I are teaching English as a Foreign Language in the city of Santiago, located in the northern part of the Dominican Republic (DR).  The English program is one way the mission is reaching out to the community.   These English classes serve as a bridge to share Jesus not only across the external [...]

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Kingdom Workers, or WELS Kingdom Workers (WKW), assists WELS mission divisions in their task of making disciples by informing, encouraging, providing, facilitating, and coordinating through WKW chapters, national projects, local mission outreach, Builders For Christ (BFC), Christian Volunteer Corps (CVC), Faith In Action (FIA), WELS Board for Home Missions (BHM), and [...]

Julie Majerus is a WKW mission assistant, currently serving as an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teacher in Santiago, Dominican Republic. She teaches conversational English classes.
Previously, she served in WELS world missions as the project manager for World Missions’ Promotions Center in Milwaukee, Wis. (2003-2007), administrator of The Christian Reading and Learning Center in Blantyre, Malawi (2000-2001), and [...]