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| View of our city |
We have completed our first week of ESL (English as a
Second Language) or English Clubs as we call it. We teach at a University in
town twice a week (Tue/Thur). These English Clubs are open to the public and
free to attend. There are many ages
represented throughout our students. So far, the youngest student was around 6
and the oldest was near 40 or 50 years old. Our first day of class was a bit
hectic as we were trying to evaluate the students’ English levels and adapt our
lessons accordingly. The first day, 10 students attended and the second day we
had a large group of 15 people. We also teach at a nearby location twice a week
(Wed/Fri) and we had 3 people attend this week. This has been a learning
experience for not only the students but for us as well as we adapt
to each other’s teaching methods and learn to teach English to those with whom
we cannot speak their language. We are learning the languages (two languages
are spoken here) but it is very difficult and a slow process.
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| Our team with our supervisor & a national friend |
There
are many ways in which you could lift us and the community up to The Father.
Here in this city, as described, the hearts of the locals are very cold and
closed off to Truth. Please remember us
as we seek to build relationships with our students and any other locals that
we have contact with. Lift us up as we seek to share with them the Good News.
This Good News that includes learning that an Evil Eye is not needed for an
everlasting Peace and Hope. We want to obey everything The Father will ask of
us but we also need to be smart about when the time is right and the hearts are
ready. As we already stand out as nearly the only 4 Americans within this city,
we hope that the differences they see in us would make a difference in them!
Please remember us as we are continuously trying to learn the languages so that
we are able to communicate more effectively with those around us. Please lift our
supervisors who live with us up to The Father. Please also
remember our siblings from the other country as they work hard for the task at
hand. We will be joined by some short-term (2 week) teams from
other countries in July, so this is another way that you can lift us all up to
The Father. Please ask that the Father
would develop within them a heart for Central Asia.
We look
forward to what The Father has in store for us throughout the remaining 5 weeks
we have in this country. We also would like to thank you for your support as we
are on this great adventure in hopes of completing the world-wide work.
We look
forward to sharing more of our journey with you in these next coming weeks!
Until then…
In His hands,
-Olivia
and Lauren
We look
forward to what The Father has in store for us throughout the remaining 5 weeks
we have in this country. We also would like to thank you for your support as we
are on this great adventure in hopes of completing the world-wide work.