These last two weeks I've had 4-5 lessons each Thursday afternoon. I have two or three more of the girls who want to do English as well, but I don't have time.
P. does English. She's probably dyslexic, so going is very slow. But she likes it, and it really helps her confidence.
O. does guitar. She's the most exact of any of my students, but lacks confidence as well. She's hillarious though, and persistent.
O. and S. have just started beginning English not too long ago. They're showing good progress so far, and they are really a joy to teach. S. is determined and focused, and we usually end up going long on our time.
K. does English, and sometimes typing. (I'd like to do piano as well) She's the kind of person who I'd rearrange my life for, to make sure she was able to suceed in her dreams. I feel torn about the fact that she and some of the other girls have moms at home and the ability to go home on a weekend sometimes. On the one hand, it makes me angry and sad that the parents would abandon them in this way, and on the other hand, it makes me question how much I (and their children home) are needed.
Anyways, last week after the youth conference, K was upset...and I let it go for a while, but it came back, and I wanted her to talk it out before we did our lesson. So we did...and we talked about forgiveness for almost thirty minutes. And then we prayed for the strength to forgive. And then we had another 30 minute talk about God, prophets, and church. And then we started our lesson. :)
The last three weeks have seen a big answer to prayer here. And the answer is...prayer! So...I decided to pray with my students here, just because I think it's worth doing and because I love doing it and it's an opening to bear their burdens some. So the last three weeks or so I've done this with every lesson (not just K like before) and they're getting used to it and actually loving it! S. even took over this week and said "let me do it" without any prodding from me whatsoever. :)
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