Our Missions Prayer this week is for our church's English Language Learners (ELL) Ministry. This is an active outreach to people in our community who are newcomers to our country and to our language. Here's an update from them.
This fall, we have 4 in-person and online classes for all levels of learners including some that are specifically bible studies.
Praise, praise, praise! We thank God for:
- bringing students to us – we have 2-3 new students every week!
- the high level of engagement and excitement of students during the class - the friendships they are building with one another and with teachers.
- a new teacher this year and the brave students persevering with learning a new language
Prayer Needs:
For the students:
- That God will continue to bring students to our classes who will see the love of Jesus and come to know him through these classes.
- For patience and persistence as they learn English and live out their faith in everyday life.
- For the Spirit to guide participants into deeper faith through studying Scripture
For the teachers, please pray:
- That we continue to develop deeper, significant relationships with the students
- For wisdom & creativity to develop lessons that meet the diverse needs and skill levels of students; insight to know how to help each individual student
For our congregation:
- Please pray for God to raise up ‘ELL buddies’ – for others in our church family to be a friend to students - meeting with a student or two outside of class so they can practice English, sharing their life and faith journey with them. If you are interested in doing this, please email brenda@lambrick.com.