English Classes Kickoff

Give me an I, Give me an N, Give me a G-L-E-S, what's that spell? Inglés! Inglés!

And best of all, it's gratis. Say it with me: gratis. Good.

This concludes our Spanish lesson for the day.

As many of you know, one of our first goals upon arriving in León was to offer English classes for free. Last week, Mike and the volunteers did some advertising for the classes. They handed out 4,000 flyers, ran an ad in the local newspaper, and put up the banner pictured here on the front of church.

Last Friday and Saturday were registration days for the classes. More than 160 students signed up for this 9-week session of classes. A few more are signing up this week so we may end up with about 170 in all.

Having English classes is a way to meet people and build relationships. It often opens the door for friendship evangelism. In addition, it helps the church build a name and become known in the community.

We are thankful for the opportunity to hold classes and for WELS Kingdom Workers to teach the classes. God willing, this will be the first paso (step) toward getting a church established here in León.