For folks who were not aware, a new strategy has emerged because the building that we used before was closed down. At present, teaching occurs in the home of the students. I am currently teaching the Dahal family every Thursday just after lunchtime before I go in to work. However, word has spread quickly because two other ladies were there today as well. Therefore, I intend on encouraging volunteers to 'adopt a family'. In this way, we can teach ESL to people in their respective homes based on a regular schedule agreed to by both teacher and student. This allows more flexibility for both. I wanted to try it out myself first, and it has been superb. Not only is the small group teaching better, but it also provides a more hospitiable environment to develop frienships as we share God's love and His Word with these people.
It has also been exciting because I am not only teaching English, but I am also learning Nepali. It is a tough language to learn for English speakers because the sounds and characters are quite different, but I am making progress.
I have been asked numerous times by our students as to why we would volunteer so much time to help them learn English. It's simple and transparent. I tell them that God has set His love in our hearts through Jesus Christ, and He has commanded us to spread this same love to others. We continue to spread His love by teaching English in particular because this is a real need for these people as they seek to assimilate into American culture and language.
May God be glorified in our efforts to be instruments of His love, joy, and peace to these wonderful people! Amen!
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