English Club kicks off to a great start...

As you know, we took a break from English Club for about 6 weeks.  It was a nice break, and I feel very encouraged and excited about some changes we've made.  One of the main changes blessings is HELP!  With a new teammate here who is pleased to help teach and plan the classes, I'm feeling less stressed about handling the up to 60 kids that come to English Club each week.  Plus, we've found a way to divide up into groups so we can be sure to get the most out of our time with them. 

For our first day back, we had a special treat for the kids.  Tacos!  I've yet to meet an Indonesian who knows about this marvelous, heavenly food and we thought it would be fun to share it with them, since they were learning the word anyway!   It was no simple task gathering all the ingredients - Amber, my friend, did a great job of gathering and preparing the treat.  If you'd like to learn more about that day and the kids' reactions, you can read it on the MAF blog.

Thank you so much for praying for these precious kids.  This has been a difficult, exhausting journey as I learn how to host an English Club but I tell ya, the smiles on these faces make it totally worth it.  These are God's special children and my prayer is that they will not only learn a little English but also learn just how much God loves them. 

And, as I told them, you never know when they might meet some visitor from America searching the streets of Palangkaraya for tacos.  Now, they know what they are and how to say, "There are no tacos here!"