The third
activity the Club has used to assist local ministry is teaching
English classes in local schools. We’ve only been running the tours for
a couple of years but already we much have worked with thousands of
students. The last two tours have been fortunate to include both
teachers and teachers in training who have helped us to develop a range
of programs for school visits. Even
players
with no experience but who are enthusiastic can have an incredible time
running and helping
to run a range of English classes for kids including conversations,
games, songs, information about Australia and dramas. Whilst not a major
focus of the tour it is a great way to further build relationships
in villages we
visit, as well as have a lot of fun. It has been particularly valuable
in a number of places where we were able to combine teaching with a
match. Whilst we are not always able to share our faith we’ve already
seen the way that our activities are opening doors. For example one
Bangkok school allowed us to share a Christian web site on our second
visit as they were impressed with what we had previously done.
