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| Marco Tulio |
I got to see Marco Tulio again today. Yesterday he brought his brother. Today he brought his brother and his friend Oscar. His Mom still waits at the door. She is really nice. We find a way to chat, even though she is deaf.
Last night I had dinner with a family from the church to talk to them about how I can raise more money. This morning I got an email from a lady who visited with the team from Ohio a few weeks ago. She said she was sharing my story with friends. One couple told her that they would like to help me out financially.
I know I am supposed to be here. It is so clear to me. I can see my role here growing almost every day. So I have faith that God is going to provide the money I need to live here. The email this morning was exactly what I needed to hear. It felt like God was affirming that I am on the right path. It is amazing to me that complete strangers want support me and what I am doing here.
Today I stayed really busy tutoring the kids who are in English classes at school. They hand me a piece of paper with words misspelled in English that is supposed to be their homework. They have no clue what it´s about. It is awesome to watch them go from feeling lost and sometimes discouraged, to proud and confident! I love teaching them English and they love to learn. There is already one girl who has asked for help tomorrow.
Today I brought those little candy hearts with sayings on them. I picked out the ones that said ¨Kiss me¨or anything else inappropriate. The kids who came to me for English tutoring got to earn candy hearts by learning the words on the hearts, like, ¨Dream Big¨ or ¨Smile¨. Misael (5 yrs old) was hanging around because he saw the candy. He heard Lolita say, ¨I love you,¨ and he imitated what he heard. It was the cutest thing in the world! Misael spent the morning telling his Mom, me, Eunice and Belinda ¨I luff you.¨ We all told him, ¨I love you, too!¨
When the older kids were done eating I was in the kitchen collecting their dishes. I taught them ¨fork¨, ¨knife¨and ¨plate¨ in English. They handed in each item as I asked for it in English. You´d think they could be annoyed by that, but they loved it! I am going to integrate a lot more English each day since they all really want to learn and seem to enjoy it so much.
I had a dentist appointment this afternoon. Two cavities. Today I just got the cleaning. Have to go back for the fun stuff. Shelly, my dentist, used to be in an English class I offered at the church. She is eager for us to start English classes again and has even rustled up some more students. Learning English is important to people of all ages.
It feels super good to serve in ways that I feel competent and know that I am meeting important needs of the people here.
