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Sunday, December 23, 2007

English Club


Every Sunday night, Melissa and the kids have been going to "English Club." This has been a fun activity for us to be involved in. Zachary, Larissa and Laini have had fun hanging out with the Czech children and Melissa has been able to work with the older children. About 25-30 children attend each week and there are also adult classes at the same time.

This program has been a great way to share the gospel with those who attend. Each month there is a new theme. In October, the theme was cooking so the Czech children learned how to cook some American foods and they learned many English words and phrases that go with cooking. November was all about shopping. It was fun to hear the Czechs say "How much does it cost?" and "I would like to buy..." with their cute accents. In December we had a store for them to use their newly learned English words to purchase toys, etc. Each week the teachers do a fantastic job of being creative and also teaching from the Bible.

A few of the children from Zachary and Larissa's school also attend English Club. Each week they walk home with us and the kids play "Mashi" (tag) on the streets of Prague. Radek and Pepa have been so patient to help us with our Czech on the way home. I think we just need to hang out with children long enough in order to learn this language! They are much more patient.

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