Two weeks of the ESL classes have now completed, and it's been very encouraging. The first day we had about 20 kids show up, with only 6 or 7 of them from the church and the remaining from the neighbourhood. That got us pretty pumped. Rebecca's been teaching up multiple storms (n > 1), and the kids have been really responsive. One of the church ladies even commented how Rebecca wasn't boring. I guess that means she's enthusiastic, but I'll double check with you. The format of the classes starts off with Ree teaching for about 45 minutes, with songs, whiteboard, and powerpoint included - what a deal! Following that, the kiddies break up into groups and go to different stations to practice what they've learned with games, pronunciation practice, and a bible story. The kids are coming back every week too, so I guess they must like it.
I've been continuing to do computer work, and I've been really enjoying it. As I dropped out of the art stream of academics at the young age of 12, it's refreshing to see that I can be creative given a mouse, computer, and inspiration from other websites. My grade 7 art teacher should feel redeemed that I at least have a good attitude now. Despite my enthusiasm, however, this week was a week of troubleshooting, with a whopping 100% of my completed websites crashing.
Outside of our projects, Rebecca has been keeping tabs of our extracurricular activities, which you can read up on at www.reejoys.blogspot.com.
As for things that you can keep with us in prayer:
That more kids would come out to ESL classes - the initial group of kids is fantastic, but we're expecting more kids to come as the classes move on, as we've heard of people inviting their neighbours.
Continue to pray for Gabby, a member of the congregation who is handicap and is at home on bed rest from the hospital. The family is very tired, and are not sure how Gabby will do at home.
Thanks for your continued support.
Love,
The Harskamps
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