English Conversations

A quick update:
This week we had our first "English Conversation" event at the church. It went rather well. We were not sure how many people to expect; I had put up multiple flyers around the university campus, we had sent out a mass email to all our contacts from previous events, and we had passed out cards and put an add online. We did have a small group of five "Francophones"(someone born speaking French) and four "Anglophones"(someone born speaking English). We were able to split up into two groups based on how comfortable everyone was with their ability to speak English. Our theme for the week was family. The beginner-intermediate group talked about the basic things that a family can entail and also different experiences with family members and relations. The advanced English group went on to talking about a lot of the politics in the world that surround the ideas of divorce, abortion, gay marriages, and more. So there were completely different conversations going on, but everyone had ample opportunities to practice their English. We are hoping to have the same people, if not more for next week. Everyone at our group said they would like to come again, and hopefully they can bring friends next time.

Prayer requests:
- For continued success in the weeks to come. We are planning on doing this for three more weeks before Christmas. We hope to do more programs like this after the New Year.
- For more people to come and hear about this opportunity.
- That our witness and ministry through this will touch the hearts of these people.
- Praise God for a successful first week!
- Praise God for the wonderful people in the church who are willing to help and teach me through this new process. This could not have happened without a lot of their help.


I hope to keep you updated soon about how the entire four weeks go. I hope you all have a good weekend and a blessed Lord's day tomorrow!
In Christ,
Jennifer