Be ready to risk making mistakes (part 1/4)
Why did you decide to teach English to people whose first language is not English?
Communication with those around me has been a driving force in my life from my childhood on. When I was only six or seven years old, one of my uncles married a young Hispanic woman who had two children close to my age. They would often speak Spanish, and I wanted to join in their conversation–but couldn’t!! Never had I heard any other language spoken except English up to that point in my life. I remember trying my hardest to wrap my tongue around their “gibberish” every opportunity I had, all because communicating with those around me was vital to me. Continue reading →
“What should we do? Jesus is not here. He rose from the dead and He is not with us (John 21). We should do what we know. Our former work was not so bad…everybody honors fishermen for their honest and hard work.” Except that everything had changed…
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According to a student testing program called Komparo, our Lutheran Elementary School in Martin is among the top 4% of all schools in Slovakia! In addition to this, our school is the top school in the entire Martin district.
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Our God is faithful and gracious—He always gives us what we need. We are leading our students to believe this, and we are teaching them that it is good to share their time, love, and friendship with others. This is a privilege all Christians have! We have been given to freely, so we must freely give to others (Mt 10,8).
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Lutheran preschool started in September! “Although we’ve only been going a short time, we are really thankful to God for His protection and leading through the Holy Spirit,” says teacher Zuzka Piatriková. Twenty-nine children are enrolled in our preschool this first year.
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When I think about God’s future plans for me, I realize that His intentions are often different than my expectations. I think this happens because God is adding huge slices of love, joy, friendship, understanding, and personal growth to the things He has planned for me.
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I really like fables because they don’t directly point at you but they still show the truth about you. When I was reading a fable written by a French author a couple of days ago, I realized a great truth about myself – I am afraid of the English language! Continue reading →
We live in a world inundated with information. Newspapers attempt to provide a deep analysis of current events, while radio and television have the advantage of timeliness. The newest medium—the internet—combines features of all the other media. The range of the internet is unbelievable. Continue reading →
