Teaching English

On Thursday I was able to visit a local Jr. College with 6 of my fellow crewmembers. As native English speakers, we had been invited to the school to speak English in the English classes. We spent the entire day speaking to 4 classes. Each class was about 20-40 students and we were given 90 minutes to talk and answer questions. After sharing a bit about the countries we came from, what the ship is all about and what our jobs are on board, we were able to share about Christ and why we all trust in Him.
Coming from a culture that does not tolerate "God" or "Jesus" or even "Christian" to be mentioned in public schools, it was surprising to see how much freedom we have in here in Germany. In one of the classes the teacher asked each of us to share why we had chosen to give up the comforts of home to live on a ship for two years. Each of us was able to share our missions testimony, and how God called us to the ship's ministry.
By the end of the presentations all the students were invited to visit the ship, which is about 30 miles from school. I was encouraged this Monday morning when I found out that two of the students had come for a visit the ship over the weekend, and more of the students want to get involved with the project of finishing the Logos HOPE.
A big praise to God that he could use us in an English class to share is grace to others, and a prayer that more students will be challenged to find out what we and God are all about. Pray also for more opportunities for us to visit schools and share so freely.