Nepalis in Penang

Last Thursday was the launch of an English tuition class in my church. It is for several Nepalis, 17 of them to be exact. All of these Nepalis work in Intel (where I'm working) as janitors. A churchmate (also an Intel employee) has been in touch with them and managed to ask 'em out on a trip to Penang Hill.

A group photo with the Nepalis in Penang Hill

The trip was a few weeks back and it was a great one! And guess what, God had a hand in it! It was a rainy weekend, started on Fri night, and continued to pour on Saturday. On Sunday, it rained heavily during service. Despite the shower in the afternoon, we went ahead with the initial plan, and when we stepped foot at the entrance of Penang Hill, God answered our prayers! The rained stopped! Praise the LORD! :D Look at the pic above, we had our umbrellas, but we did not NEED them! We just needed Him :D

It was great weather up there, the cold breeze, the patches of clouds and the beautiful view of Penang! The Nepalis said it felt like Nepal, heh :) We walked about, snapped some photos, and fellowshipped with them. It was a great time and it proved to be the stepping stone to the tuition class.

So ya, I'm one of the English teachers now, and teaching English to someone who don't really understand ya is tough, and despite having 5 teachers in the first day of class, we can barely handle them. Coming Thurs, we are going to split the class to beginners and intermediates. Hopefully that way, we'll be able to focus and pay more attention to them.

As always, we commit the English tuition class to Him. May He bless each and every teacher with strength, wisdom and patience as we make available ourselves to show His love to these Nepalis. May God be with them!

Please pray for us, as we continue to do missions in our very own backyard!