English Update

On Saturday, the English teachers here held their own version of the Olympics for their students. Some of the events included a fruit toss (pictured above), a coin toss, and rock-paper-scissors. About 50 students came and had a great time. Those that won the events received candies and other prizes.

Perhaps the best part of the day, according to Taylor Bentz, one of the teachers, was "getting everyone together outside of class so they could get to know the other students and Pastor Sanchez in a relaxed environment."

Then on Sunday, a family from the English classes was confirmed. Luis and Carla, together with their teenage daughter Silvia, were received as members at El Redentor (Redeemer). The family had first come to the church to learn English. During one of the first classes, Carla began asking questions about the church and the Bible. Shortly after that, Pastor Sanchez started studying with the family, and on Sunday, they became members!

These two events are somewhat tied together. We offer English classes as a way to help out the community and meet more people. Holding events like the lazy-man Olympics help students to feel comfortable at church and meet the pastor. Often times, these people start asking questions and want to learn more. This gives us a chance to share the saving truths of the Bible, which are really the one thing needful in this life.

Here are a couple more pictures from the weekend events:

After the Olympics, the students shared food and spent time together...




The confirmations on Sunday...