EVO English
The Genesis missionary team has been busy with normal things -- language school for many, church events, Genesis Cafe, etc. -- but we've also been working hard to develop an English school in our new office space. This is NOT yet the college, but rather a simple English
school -- not an academic degree program. There are many English schools in Japan. We hope to differentiate ourselves with all native English-speaking teachers who are certified as teachers of English as a second language, and through a unique educational approach that focuses on "doing" rather than on memorizing vocabulary and grammar rules.
Our English school name will be "EVO English," with a tagline of "Everyday English for your evolving world."
Our goals for EVO include:
- Equipping students with skills that will open new career opportunities;
- For our students to have fun and enjoy learning English;
- To establish a reputation for high-quality teaching that will help us when we eventually open the two-year college;
- And of course, ultimately, we desire to share the hope that we have in Jesus Christ, in order to extend this hope to our students.
I am enrolled in a four-week intensive course called "
CELTA" so that I too can be a more qualified English teacher. This course will take place the first four weeks of October in Seoul, South Korea. Please pray for me as I live for a month in Seoul, and attend classes all day five days a week for four weeks.
MTW Leadership Meetings
As team leader for the Osaka Genesis team, I will be involved in MTW leadership meetings next week. Team leaders from around the world will gather with MTW leadership from Atlanta in Athens, Greece. Please pray that this will be a productive time for the gospel, and that there will be refreshment for many missionary leaders who are exhausted from their work.
In addition to our meetings and times of worship, we will have the opportunity to see some of the places where the Apostle Paul pastored churches.
Your prayers for my travel, and that of the other missionaries, is appreciated. I'm in the Osaka airport as I type this, about to fly through Beijing and Munich.
