This is Levi Studying when we first arrived in India. wow, he looks so different now!
I say this a lot to our team and I just thought I would say it for you back home. I am so glad that we get to wallow through the trenches of language learning. It is humbling and such a great way to see how people who come to the States must feel. I find myself so shy when wanting to have good conversations because I know that in just a few sentences I will make at least a handful of grammatical errors. I hate making these mistakes and find myself quiet and shy when I have never been this way in my whole life. The more I learn, the more I come out of this shell but it is not an easy process. Learning a language is difficult, embarrassing and a struggle. I am reminded of being in America and thinking that foreigners should not stay in our country without learning our language. Now I am the foreigner and I am so thankful for the ones who love me despite my inability to communicate clearly at times. I am so thankful for their patience and grace as they encourage me to keep learning. We as Americans must be patient and loving with those who enter our country! Their worlds are turned upside down and all they need is some love and encouragement!
We were in the states for 5 months last year, and I helped my mom teach in her ESL class. She does the folks that don't know any English! Man, I had a whole new compassion for them! I used to teach ESL... but after having to learn my own second language it was a whole new ball game! I'm much better at hand-motions now too :) haha!
We were in the states for 5 months last year, and I helped my mom teach in her ESL class. She does the folks that don't know any English! Man, I had a whole new compassion for them! I used to teach ESL... but after having to learn my own second language it was a whole new ball game! I'm much better at hand-motions now too :) haha!
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