An Indescribable Gift at International Connection
“Thanks be to God for this indescribable gift!” (2 Cor. 9:15) In International Connection, the English as a Second Language program at RBC, it is only occasionally that we have the blessing of walking...
View ArticleGiving Thanks: International Connection
Picture the Clubhouse room in the RBC Children’s Ministry area with crowds of people all speaking different languages. Women wearing head scarves. Buddhist monks in their orange flowing robes. Children...
View ArticleInternational Connection’s Talk-a-Latte
Usually once per semester, International Connection (the English as a second language program at RBC) plans a “talk-a-latte” for both morning and evening sessions of classes. This is a time when all...
View ArticleUpdate: I.C. Health Fair
The body of Christ came together in a beautiful way this week in International Connection, the English as a Second Language (ESL) program at RBC. In order to make a Health Fair work, I was in need of...
View ArticleESL Summer Conversation Partners
I am inspired by the many mission opportunities that RBC makes available to those who are willing to go abroad with the gospel. But for those of us who are not able to participate in an overseas...
View ArticleLiving Out the Gospel in International Connection Childcare
It is always a challenge to bridge the gap in International Connection, the English as a second language program at RBC. There can be language gaps, cultural gaps, faith gaps, or even gaps between kids...
View ArticleAn International Connection Thanksgiving
The RBC Club House room was packed with international faces and languages – children, adults, seniors – all chattering and eating. The annual Thanksgiving Dinner for International Connection (our ESL,...
View ArticleESL & Emergency Preparedness
With all that it takes to become comfortable and productive in Northern Virginia culture, it occurred to me that the internationals in our English as a Second Language program would...
View ArticleSowing Seeds at International Connection
In International Connection, the English as a second language program at RBC, we strive to meet 3 main goals as a ministry. They are: To provide quality English classes to the immigrant community...
View ArticleESL Conversation Partners Update
During the summer, International Connection, the English as a second language program at RBC, does not have classes. Instead I match upper-level students who can carry a conversation, with volunteers...
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