Fehring, Dieckhoff use time away from school to teach English

By the Rev. Steve Ray, executive director, chinaconnect

This summer, three volunteer teachers, Joy Fehring, Linda Dieckhoff and Andrea Schatzman, are teaching oral English skills and American culture to youth in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China.

Fehring grew up at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd of Olympia where her parents Dorothy and Carl still attend. Dieckhoff is a member of St. Mark’s by The Narrows Lutheran Church of Tacoma, and Schatzman is from Minnesota. Febring specializes in teaching autistic students in the St. Paul School District. Dieckhoff is a counselor in the Tacoma School District. Chinaconnect recently established a relationship the Nanchang Institute of Technology to develop opportunities for volunteers to serve Chinese society through short- and long-term English language training, short-term youth service teams and semester-abroad college students. Later on this summer, I will meet with Nanchang leaders to see where we can work together to serve the most needy in Nanchang. This summer, volunteer English teachers will visit the new chinaconnect HomeAlone Kids Care Project. Chinaconnect works with local government officials in this nationwide program to support kids whose parents are working in other provinces. To keep abreast with our summer activities, go to www.chinaconnectonline.org. Questions? Contact me at sray@chinaconnectonline.org. 

Pictured: Nanchang