The End of Another Teaching Position

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Our second, and last week of English class, doubled in attendance! Instead of one student, we had two! Marisol, seen in the picture, is a Colombian who is vacationing here and is a decent English speaker. She's a Christian and I really enjoyed sharing and listening as we talked about what God's doing in Colombia and Thailand.

We ended our English classes with a brunch at the local diner. Recently, during training afternoons, I read a Chinese student's impression of America, and it was insightful. As we walked to the diner, I thought of all the cultural mistakes we were going to make. There was no way to stop it, it was going to happen.

Overall, brunch was smooth. We struggled to converse with simple English. If a teammate told a story, two of us would then have to turn to our English students and explain again. We ordered Kwai Fong Ho banana pancakes. She spoke of how big the pancake was the whole time and would not even open the "too sweet" syrup. Expected, but I hope she enjoyed herself. Marisol had to ask the Spanish waitress to speak in English with her only because she was practicing. :)

Both eager students will continue English classes with Living Faith Church. As MTW missionaries, we were offering ourselves to serve them and also learn some about English teaching. Our trainer trains new English teachers this Sunday to begin classes themselves soon. May our short-term work produce long term effects for God's kingdom!