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The Time Is Right to Start an ESL Ministry: ESL at Warden Full Gospel Assembly, Toronto

By Jeff Gottschalk For with God nothing will be impossible. (Luke 1:37) I am the vine, you are the branch. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. (John 15:5) As I was nearing retirement I began to consider what I could do with […]

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An Online ESL Program Success Story

By Mary-Jane Davison When the spring 2020 pandemic arrived, “Learn English, Make Friends” (LEMF), an outreach program of WMB Church in Waterloo, moved from the community centre to an online format. Almost two years later, the online English conversation circle has shown significant benefits and unforeseen opportunities. Not only has the online circle continued to […]

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An ESL Student’s Faith Journey

Sandy has been my ESL class teacher. The atmosphere in her ESL class was always joyful and harmonious. Classmates and Sandy made friends with each other. In March 2019, I was lucky to join Sandy’s Bible study classes; all of my classmates were from the ESL class. We were excited. This was the first time […]

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Mission & Outreach

My Faith Journey: From an ESL Student

I found out not every ESL class is suitable for me. I tried some other ESL classes before, but I feel bored, so I gave up in a few months. I didn’t know why I chose this particular ESL class this time. This location was far from my house, but this ESL class is the […]