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Newsletter 2
April DTS students have arrived . . .
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Dan and Carole McClelland
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After 8 trips to the airport in three days (Dan driving for 5), all 18 of our students have arrived from all over the world! The countries represented in the DTS are Germany (2), Denmark(2), Latvia (1), Honduras (1), Venezuela (1), El Salvador (1), Bolivia (1), US (4), Canada (3), Australia (1) and one from Costa Rica! It is the first time San Jose, Costa Rica has ever had a student from Latvia and Bolivia.
We also have many first languages. Some of the students English is there third language. The students have already begun to teach and learn different phrases in other languages. They have already had an Spanish/English class on their own, learning basics in both languages so people can communicate with others, as we have some on our team that only speak Spanish and many that do not know Spanish. We have 6 girls and 12 boys on the team, which is unique for a DTS here. Typically we have more girls than boys.
God created diversity and values diversity (Rev 7:9), so we know that this will be one of the teams strengths. To better understand the cultural different we are reading Foreign to Familiar: A Guide to Understanding Hot- and Cold-Climate Cultures by Sarah A. Lanier.
Please pray for:
God to give us His understand and heart for different cultures and a desire to learn about cultures different than our own
Clear communication and God's gift of learning languages quickly as many of the students have the desire to learn
God to use our strength of diversity for His glory now during lecture phrase and in the future of outreach
Thank you so much for your prayers!
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