Yesterday was mostly a rest day - with a little more teacher training thrown in. Kate, Jessie, and I took public transportation - subway and elevated train - to a couple of huge, elegant malls in the evening. One of them had a theme for each floor based on a city in the world. Here's a sample from the Istanbul floor.
Another one had a beautiful hanging garden and another walkway with indoor tropical gardens. Here are Jessie (L) and Kate (R) outside of that mall.
I taught my my first class at 10:00 this morning - to ONE student! There were only three registered for this level 1 class, and the other two didn't show up. Since we have a two-hour class and Thip, my student who showed up is quite good at English, we finished the class material in about an hour and had another hour to visit.
She told me she was raised in a Baptist home - very unusual for Thailand. Actually, only less than 1% of the population are Christians. We talked about needing to make a commitment to Christ as an adult even though she was raised in a Christian home. She said it's very difficult to walk out the Christian faith when she has no community support other than church on Sundays. She also said she hasn't been reading her Bible, so I asked whether she wanted to learn a simple method of studying the Bible. We studied the short passage from today's lesson, Luke 5:17-20 using the Inductive Bible Study method (my favorite). She was very interested. I'm hoping to connect her with Boom, the staff woman who's committed to following up on students.
Another thing I was able to share with Thip is the healing power of God that I've experienced in recent months - something she's never been exposed to. I'm excited to continue our conversations.
Another one had a beautiful hanging garden and another walkway with indoor tropical gardens. Here are Jessie (L) and Kate (R) outside of that mall.
I taught my my first class at 10:00 this morning - to ONE student! There were only three registered for this level 1 class, and the other two didn't show up. Since we have a two-hour class and Thip, my student who showed up is quite good at English, we finished the class material in about an hour and had another hour to visit.
She told me she was raised in a Baptist home - very unusual for Thailand. Actually, only less than 1% of the population are Christians. We talked about needing to make a commitment to Christ as an adult even though she was raised in a Christian home. She said it's very difficult to walk out the Christian faith when she has no community support other than church on Sundays. She also said she hasn't been reading her Bible, so I asked whether she wanted to learn a simple method of studying the Bible. We studied the short passage from today's lesson, Luke 5:17-20 using the Inductive Bible Study method (my favorite). She was very interested. I'm hoping to connect her with Boom, the staff woman who's committed to following up on students.
Another thing I was able to share with Thip is the healing power of God that I've experienced in recent months - something she's never been exposed to. I'm excited to continue our conversations.
That's fantastic, Mary!
ReplyDeleteI'm so thankful you are making a difference holistically - whether for a classroom of several or a classroom of one❣️