The second day dawned very early. Breakfast was at 8AM but, after a late night, people rolled in later. Today went well. After our morning staff meeting, Austin and I went down to the beach to join in on some ultimate frisbee. It's tough work running on loose sand.
We had the full schedule of English lessons today. In the morning was a two hour session. We are using lessons about famous Christians. Each lesson tells the story about a significant point in each of their lives. Monday, we only had time to read through part of Jon Eareckson Tada's life. Our method goes like this. Each student reads a paragraph and, after, we discuss what words or concepts they had trouble understanding. Today, we finished Joni's story and read through Corrie Ten Boom's story. The students picked out a few words related to the Bible and biblical principles like Gospel and salvation.
After a quick lunch, we had time for a walk around the market. Some people picked out some souvenirs or fruit. I just got ice cream.
Afternoon English is called "Active English." The idea is to get the students talking and thinking in English with a little motivation. Today we used Reese's peanut butter cups and Peanut Butter M&M's. Peanut butter is not common here and the kind they do have is not as sweet as it is in the USA. It was awesome to watch their expressions as they tried what, to many of them, was a new treat. Most preferred the peanut butter cups. Not all of then have the vocabulary to explain every detail. But the goal was achieved. They said this was their favorite English class so far.
After English we had time for Max's lecture. Today was more about faith with a focus on Jesus' commands and the requirements for living according to God's laws. The discussion afterwards was actually a reading from Matthew chapters 5 through 7. My group didn't talk much after reading but I think it got them thinking about the lecture.
The rest of the day was swimming, dinner, games and discussion. The discussion tonight was an interesting experience. All five Americans sat at different tables and for 15 minutes we would talk to a student one-on-one. It was a great exercise in conversation practice. I had three picture books of photos I've taken. These helped to spark a lot of good questions and conversation (at least for me). It didn't provide a lot of time for spiritual topics (Rich's hope) but it did work well.
From there, camp turned into a game night. My mom, Joan and Austin had a raucous time with a group of staff and students.
Now it's 12:56 and time to end. Thanks for following along and praying for us.
We had the full schedule of English lessons today. In the morning was a two hour session. We are using lessons about famous Christians. Each lesson tells the story about a significant point in each of their lives. Monday, we only had time to read through part of Jon Eareckson Tada's life. Our method goes like this. Each student reads a paragraph and, after, we discuss what words or concepts they had trouble understanding. Today, we finished Joni's story and read through Corrie Ten Boom's story. The students picked out a few words related to the Bible and biblical principles like Gospel and salvation.
After a quick lunch, we had time for a walk around the market. Some people picked out some souvenirs or fruit. I just got ice cream.
Afternoon English is called "Active English." The idea is to get the students talking and thinking in English with a little motivation. Today we used Reese's peanut butter cups and Peanut Butter M&M's. Peanut butter is not common here and the kind they do have is not as sweet as it is in the USA. It was awesome to watch their expressions as they tried what, to many of them, was a new treat. Most preferred the peanut butter cups. Not all of then have the vocabulary to explain every detail. But the goal was achieved. They said this was their favorite English class so far.
After English we had time for Max's lecture. Today was more about faith with a focus on Jesus' commands and the requirements for living according to God's laws. The discussion afterwards was actually a reading from Matthew chapters 5 through 7. My group didn't talk much after reading but I think it got them thinking about the lecture.
The rest of the day was swimming, dinner, games and discussion. The discussion tonight was an interesting experience. All five Americans sat at different tables and for 15 minutes we would talk to a student one-on-one. It was a great exercise in conversation practice. I had three picture books of photos I've taken. These helped to spark a lot of good questions and conversation (at least for me). It didn't provide a lot of time for spiritual topics (Rich's hope) but it did work well.
From there, camp turned into a game night. My mom, Joan and Austin had a raucous time with a group of staff and students.
Now it's 12:56 and time to end. Thanks for following along and praying for us.
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