Wednesday, March 10, 2010

English for a New Life (ESL) - Helping to Build Relationships!

We enjoyed our trip back to the USA in December 2009, and it was so nice to see our family and friends!! If we missed seeing you, hopefully we will be able to have more time the next time that we return. As soon as we returned to Moldova, we had an English camp lined up. It went very well, and we had some wonderful dramas, that the children put together, which related to the Bible stories that we studied each day. They are very creative and talented!!
We have been teaching English for a New Life at two different churches in Chisinau, Hope Church and Springs of Life Church, since the Fall of 2009. We love our students both young and mature! They really want to learn, and we pray that we are good teachers for them! We went through some training ourselves before we started teaching these courses because it has been many years since we studied English grammar! We meet four nights each week, two nights at Hope Church and two nights at Springs of Life Church. It has been a blessing to form relationships with our students, and our prayer is that home Bible study groups will form out of these relationships. The English course is based on the Gospel of John, and this was exciting to us!!
Enjoy the photos from our classes and from the English Camp. We actually taught the children how to make American cookies, i.e., Rice Krispie Treats, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Snickerdoodles, Brownies, etc. They served these treats to their parents after the recognition service on Sunday evening. They did a great job!
Smile, God loves you!