Monday ESL

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Above: Heidi stepping out of her comfort zone and teaching her first english class in Petőfibánya. She is teaching the beginner class (one of our biggest).

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Above: Although Brenda was able to team teach last year with Val, this is her first time teaching on her own. She decided to teach Val's class, expecting the same students to return this semester. Last Monday, it turned out that she had a whole new group of students register that she had never met. So much for 'easy'. I am thankful for Heidi and Brenda stepping out in faith, seeking to bless these students through our ministry.

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Above: Allen's class. I had a great time teaching tonight, and reconnecting with returning students. I am thankful for new students, Szandi (middle long hair), and Hajni (far right) who already seem comfortable with the others. God has created a great atmosphere of friendship in this group.

We praise God for many students who stayed for our 'free' second hour of English, where we study the claims of Jesus Christ. Tonight, we discussed the idea of satisfaction. Our Bible text was taken from John 4 (Samaritan woman) and Ecclesiastes.

“Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind; nothing was gained under the sun. For death is the destiny of every man; the living should take this to heart.” (Ecclesiastes 2:11, 7:2b)

We saw that death destroys all hope, all joy and steals all value from life. If I cannot find the solution to this one problem of death, all other ventures in life are meaningless. There is no satisfaction. Jesus offers the solution:

“Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again,but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” (John 4:13-14)

“...[Jesus] too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death — that is, the devil — 15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.” (Hebrews 2:14b-15)

I was thankful for the participation of the group in the study. We hope that these studies will lead to a greater understanding of what Jesus taught, and a concrete decision of believing Him for all that He says He is.

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Above: Attila, Hugi and Heidi. I enjoy seeing people staying afterwards rather than rushing out to go home. It shows that this is more about relationships than just English class.

Brenda took one of my students, Hedvig home by car and talked about the second hour study. Hedvig said, "I didn't know what one hour would be like talking about the Bible, but it was fantastic!" Before stepping into the second hour study, Hedvig asked Desző what we (the 'Baptists') were like. She wanted to know what the difference was between our church and others. Dezső explained that the foundation of our faith is in God's word, and what is taught is relevant living truth. I'm thankful that he was able to further encourage her to come to the second hour, and It now seems that she looks forward to coming again.


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