Over 150 students registered at the Central Church and were placed into one of 5 levels based on their English speaking ability. Classes were also taught at Emmanuel Baptist Church this year and were a great success in bringing unbelievers into the church. Last year Erika helped out with the Super Advanced (highest level) class during a time period when she didn’t have another class. This year, the leaders of our group decided she should teach the class alone. Students in this group speak English fluently and usually want to talk and practice with a native speaker as there aren’t many floating around in Tomsk.
While it is easier to get to know the students in this class, it is also very challenging in keeping them interested enough to continue coming. As students at this level can also be very cocky and bored easily, it stretched Erika’s creativity. Preparation before we left paid off and her classes discussed a love letter from Abigail to John Adams, the Declaration of Independence, the Gettysburg Address, how to make a Hamburger, and even how Russian and American women view themselves. She had a morning and an evening class and the majority of her students were faithful in attending all week. They all listened faithfully on the last day when she shared her testimony and these fluent speakers all received a New Testament in English. We are hopeful that a couple of them will return for Bible study at the church
Over 150 students registered at the Central Church and were placed into one of 5 levels based on their English speaking ability. Classes were also taught at Emmanuel Baptist Church this year and were a great success in bringing unbelievers into the church. Last year Erika helped out with the Super Advanced (highest level) class during a time period when she didn’t have another class. This year, the leaders of our group decided she should teach the class alone. Students in this group speak English fluently and usually want to talk and practice with a native speaker as there aren’t many floating around in Tomsk. 
While it is easier to get to know the students in this class, it is also very challenging in keeping them interested enough to continue coming. As students at this level can also be very cocky and bored easily, it stretched Erika’s creativity. Preparation before we left paid off and her classes discussed a love letter from Abigail to John Adams, the Declaration of Independence, the Gettysburg Address, how to make a Hamburger, and even how Russian and American women view themselves. She had a morning and an evening class and the majority of her students were faithful in attending all week. They all listened faithfully on the last day when she shared her testimony and these fluent speakers all received a New Testament in English. We are hopeful that a couple of them will return for Bible study at the church
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