Now Albanians, Egyptians, Taiwanese, Pakistanis and other cultures make up about 50 percent of the students. Each of the program's four levels takes about one year of weekly lessons to complete. We currently work with five volunteer tutors and classes of three to five students. We also offer child care and resources such as information about U. S. citizenship and referrals to county agencies. David often helps students outside class.
Students come to the program with a wide variety of language skill levels and life circumstances.
We've worked with Northern Baptist Seminary students and their spouses who are new to the United States, as well as one student who only had a third-grade education in her homeland. All of the students are highly motivated and most appreciative. Tutoring is a mission of love and caring, and also an entry point to sharing God's Word and love. The Rev. Wanda Scoble retired in January from the staff of American Baptist Churches of Metro Chicago. She formerly was an adjunct instructor at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary.