ESL Resource Table – Goals related to the actual resources

  • not favor one foreign language (e.g. don’t only have Chinese resources)
  • have spiritual content to open door for spiritual investigation
  • But add value in other ways as well (e.g. Christ Community Health Clinic info, ESL info, etc.)
  • have different books out each week to keep it fresh
  • QR code paper for this school’s WhatsApp group
  • QR code paper for Link socials WhatsApp group

Suggestions:

Decide whether you want to have them…

  • Just take books with no cost no expectation of return
  • Or Check out books
  • Or Take books with the encouragement to keep as long as it’s being read and then bring back

Resource ideas

Spiritual

  • Bibles
    • Bible app cards
    • Printed bibles
  • Other than bibles
    • Reason for God
    • Purpose Driven Life
    • Mere Christianity
    • Stories / testimonies of people from outside the West who are walking with God
    • Other books written by Christ followers from outside the West
  • New Horizons (about returning home and also has gentle spiritual focus)
  • Tracks (if tasteful)
  • Stories such as The Hiding Place, Gifted Hands, etc.

ESL

  • Printouts of websites
  • Simple form for them to plan their week
  • Social events sign up

Other

  • Christ Community Health Clinic pamphlets
  • Replacements in English and Spanish are available from the clinic.

Tech support documents (this used to be a separate role)

  • Student wifi info (if available)
  • Student English site / app info (point them to website). Note: we no longer provide tech support to students other than what is on this page: http://internationallink.org/apps.

Student care resources (this used to be a separate role)

  • Put out community resources related to housing, school registration, etc.