Saturday, June 28, 2008

Last day of class in English camp

Today was the last regular day of the Hajdúszoboszló English camp, and it was fantastic!  Some of the kids who hadn't really spoken up or interacted much before in Deborah G.'s class suddenly came alive; all the teachers said the lessons have been going quite well, and I think the students have learned a lot. It turns out that one of the "moms" that I've been teaching didn't come with her child and just happen to get involved like I had originally thought--she actually came on her own because she wanted to learn English.  She's a Hungarian language teacher in the public school, and she's been very interested in pronunciation and everything else that we've been going over.  I had three ladies today, one who came into my group for the first time.  They all said that they'll be here tomorrow (Sunday) for the closing celebration, when the kids will sing, do skits, and show the parents what they've learned.  "My" ladies are all interested in joining an ongoing, weekly English class, and Gary and I are talking with Pastor Tibi about the possibility of us coming over once a week to lead one.  Maybe Gary could teach the more advanced ones and I could work with the beginners. We'll see what develops!

Tomorrow after the camp closing ceremony we'll have lunch and then go to Püspökladány, where the volunteer team will be leading a children's program with a Bible story and craft.  Later in the afternoon we'll go on to Kaba, where we'll be taking part in an afternoon church service.  We appreciate prayers...it'll be an exhausting day, but we're so thankful for the opportunity to serve and encourage in these little churches.  These are 3 of the 4 churches that Tibi is pastoring; he and his family have a very busy life.

I was going to add some pictures, but every time I try I get a server error...I'll try again later.

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