Four days each week we have different language learning taking place in our home. Becca studies Jarai with some young ladies form our church one afternoon each week. She does a great job learning and speaking during her hour lesson. I plan and supervise the lessons, since there is no Jarai language learning resources, and I’m teaching the girls how to teach.

Anna and Clara study Khmer two mornings a week with Davi. Davi is doing a great job growing in her language teaching skills. At first I had to be heavily involved, now I just plan the lessons and provide the ideas for teaching. Both girls are growing in the Khmer speaking skills with adults.

I also study Jarai one afternoon a week with a friend from church. I’m finally to the point where I can prepare and teach Sunday School lessons to the Jarai ladies in Jarai, instead of Khmer. It’s much easier to teach in Jarai than have a conversation in Jarai, since the range of vocabulary is huge among speakers, so I still prefer to do my more complicated conversations in Khmer.

In case you’re feeling sorry for the boys…Ezra and Micah wander in and out of the girls’ Khmer lesson and participate when they feel like it, and they also spend time cooking with our helper. Isaiah is not interested in extra language study at this time, and we’re fine with that right now.