I’m proof that you don’t need to have a teaching certificate, or experience in order to volunteer with ESL. Before joining the ESL ministry last fall my only experience was meeting with Japanese women for“conversational English” when we lived in the metro Detroit...
I began volunteering with the ESL program at WEPC in September 2022 because I had a desire to help immigrants and I wanted to get involved with how the church is reaching out to the diverse neighbors it has. I co-taught a small group of pre-literate men. We ended the year with four...
When I volunteered to teach with ESL, I expected to teach English. I did not expect to make 13 new friends. At 6:40pm on a Tuesday in September, Kaitlyn and I waited nervously for our first class to begin. We were co-teaching the Pre-Literate English class. Not only did our students not know...
When I first agreed to tutor, I felt that it was something I should do, but my heart was not really in it. However, as I continued and stuck with it, things began to change. My desires began to change. I began to look forward to spending time with my student. Now that I am...
When the ESL team announced that we would be moving from workbooks to oral Bible stories in simple English last summer during COVID, I was surprised and a little apprehensive, but trusted that God was leading the team to this decision. We received extensive training and support in...
For the last several years, I have had the privilege to participate in West End’s English as a Second Language (ESL) program. Both the church’s staff and the other volunteers have been a pleasure to team with. The highlight, however, is the wonderful group of men...
