Recently, work has really started to pick up... which is good because I really want to be able to contribute something to the work that is being done here. I'm in the office from 7:30-12:30 and 3-5:30 working on reporting for projects to the international SIM office in the US.
Every Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6:30-8pm, I teach an advanced ESL class. At first, I was hesitant to do it because I really don't consider myself to be a good teacher (at anything, even basketball!) - I just know that I don't have that gift. But I decided to do it because I wanted to make the most of my time here in Burkina, and plus, I figured that this would be a great way to build relationships with people outside of the missionary community. During my first couple of classes, I used to get pretty nervous because I didn't know if the material I was teaching was really any good. But now, I really look forward to "English for Everyone"... not so much the teaching English part, but to the discussions that we have in class about our families, current events in the country and around the world, the Bible... At the end of every class, we do a 20 min Bible study. That's probably my favourite part of the class because everyone really gets into the discussion - they ask tons of questions and everyone is very comfortable sharing their thoughts (for the last couple of classes, we've gone overtime 20 mins!). I think that this is definitely one of the most meaningful things that I'm doing here.
Here's a picture of my class. From left to right - Edouard, Sambare, Roxane, Dieudonner and Lassan. Two other students, Alvine and Tiemoko, are missing. The classroom isn't actually that small, we just had to bunch together for the picture.
Every Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6:30-8pm, I teach an advanced ESL class. At first, I was hesitant to do it because I really don't consider myself to be a good teacher (at anything, even basketball!) - I just know that I don't have that gift. But I decided to do it because I wanted to make the most of my time here in Burkina, and plus, I figured that this would be a great way to build relationships with people outside of the missionary community. During my first couple of classes, I used to get pretty nervous because I didn't know if the material I was teaching was really any good. But now, I really look forward to "English for Everyone"... not so much the teaching English part, but to the discussions that we have in class about our families, current events in the country and around the world, the Bible... At the end of every class, we do a 20 min Bible study. That's probably my favourite part of the class because everyone really gets into the discussion - they ask tons of questions and everyone is very comfortable sharing their thoughts (for the last couple of classes, we've gone overtime 20 mins!). I think that this is definitely one of the most meaningful things that I'm doing here.
Here's a picture of my class. From left to right - Edouard, Sambare, Roxane, Dieudonner and Lassan. Two other students, Alvine and Tiemoko, are missing. The classroom isn't actually that small, we just had to bunch together for the picture.
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God is good. He gives u wisdom to teach His Word.
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