Summer Institute Wrap-up

If you haven't heard about our annual Summer Institutes, it's about time you did! The EFCCM runs them annually in Ukraine and Russia. They are teaching exercises, usually in English as a Second Language, though often they also encompass specialised areas like teacher-training and business education. The constant is that they always come from a Christian perspective. While we make them available and useful to as wide an audience as possible, our team members use the Bible to simultaneously share lessons and their faith, and try to promote faith-focused discussion in and especially out of the classroom.

The following snippet is directly from Daryl and Molly, who were a part of this year's Summer Institute in Ukraine:



"Jenya (above) was obviously wrestling with the gospel message he’d heard throughout Summer English Institute. He had some talks with Marina and Daryl. But it wasn’t until after Institute was over that he made the big step to place his faith in Jesus Christ. Wow, lots of rejoicing and excitement for the teaching team over that! And then another student, Anya (below, far left), also trusted in God and repented!"



I'd just like to personally interject that the term "repented" is far more normal in Ukraine than "born again", or "saved". I think it's a valuable emphasis, which shakes up our "Christianese". If you were to use a term for your spiritual decision, which would you choose?