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Volunteer ESOL Teachers needed for March or April 2026!
Do you have experience and a qualification in teaching English to speakers of other languages? Teachers from New Zealand and Australia have been travelling to Yangon, Myanmar for 20 years to teach an Intensive English Programme (IEP) focusing on teaching academic English skills to students preparing to study theology.
This is a four week commitment either in March or April. Teaching materials are provided but preparation is needed. Each team has a leader who will provide support and encouragement.
This is a great opportunity to be part of a team for one month – to experience another culture and to work with motivated students to help them reach their potential.
Volunteers have commented on how this month of teaching blesses them and helps them to grow in their faith journey. The month becomes much more than simply teaching English. As one student commented at the end of the course this year:
IEP (Intensive English Programme) is not just for academic English but also spiritually guiding students. We grew closer to God and to one another. We prayed together and shared about our faith. Overall, the IEP was a time of transformation. I will remember this experience in my life as a great and sweet memory.
Welcoming new NZ-based Langham Scholar
Meet Mofreh from the Middle East, our newest Langham Scholar based in New Zealand. He is currently pursuing his PhD program at the University of Otago.
Mofreh was raised in an evangelical family, and his father was an elder in our village church.
While in University, he was involved in student ministry, but it was not until his military service, where he had a spiritual experience that led him to answer God’s call to pursue pastoral ministry. After which, he enrolled at the Evangelical Theological Seminary at Cairo (ETSC).
He is now a Teaching Assistant at a Theological Seminary and an ordained minister of the Presbyterian church in his country. He describes his calling as helping his community to understand the Word of God in a suitable manner, by teaching the Word of God and Christian Theology and addressing the challenges faced by the community and nation.
On his hopes for the outcome of his PhD, he says: “In our region, there is a substantial need for individuals with this expertise [teaching and writing], as we are dedicated to passing on a steadfast Christian faith to the upcoming generations. My primary focus for further studies revolves around exploring ways to assist the Evangelical church [in his country] and community in contemplating issues of identity, boundaries, and mission, particularly through the lens of the New Testament writings, given our status as a religious minority within an Islamic-majority context.”
