English Weekend
This past weekend, I had a really great opportunity to teach English at an English camp in which the main purpose other than teaching English is to share the hope of Jesus Christ with the students. I have a connection with some other missionaries here, and I was able to come alongside them and be a part of this outreach. It was wonderful for me to work with these remarkable people, who were not only from the US, but also Canada, and Great Britain. They have been here in the Czech much longer than I have, and have more insight in regards to reaching these people.
We were put in teams to teach, and I had the wonderful pleasure of working with Doug, a Canadian, who has been here for about 5 years and before that was a missionary to the Phillipines. I was quite honored to work with him, and I felt I learned a lot from watching and observing how he does things. We worked well together, not only teaching English, but leading discussions with our group of 5 students about God and spiritual things. I sort of followed his lead, realizing he had much more experience than me and even knew many of the students already, but he was great about giving me plenty of opportunities.
Doug actually shared the gospel message with the entire group on Saturday night, and afterwards we broke into our small groups for discussion. I was really impressed with my group's openness and willingess to discuss Christianity. Three of my students were very skeptical, but at the same time, I felt like they could appreciate the things that we shared. I was able to share my faith with them and express my heart, and this was a joy to me. As Doug put it, our students were "grappling with the issues" and though they were not ready to accept, I am trusting God to continue His work in their hearts.
We were put in teams to teach, and I had the wonderful pleasure of working with Doug, a Canadian, who has been here for about 5 years and before that was a missionary to the Phillipines. I was quite honored to work with him, and I felt I learned a lot from watching and observing how he does things. We worked well together, not only teaching English, but leading discussions with our group of 5 students about God and spiritual things. I sort of followed his lead, realizing he had much more experience than me and even knew many of the students already, but he was great about giving me plenty of opportunities.
Doug actually shared the gospel message with the entire group on Saturday night, and afterwards we broke into our small groups for discussion. I was really impressed with my group's openness and willingess to discuss Christianity. Three of my students were very skeptical, but at the same time, I felt like they could appreciate the things that we shared. I was able to share my faith with them and express my heart, and this was a joy to me. As Doug put it, our students were "grappling with the issues" and though they were not ready to accept, I am trusting God to continue His work in their hearts.
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