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How an eLearning Center Changed Tanya's Life
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 Tanya and her nine-year-old son, Sasha, were opposites when it came to computers. Sasha had gained computer skills and loved playing games and drawing on computers; Tanya, on the other hand, was totally intimidated by computers.
Tanya has worked at the
telephone company in Zaporozhye, Ukraine, for over 15 years. Though computers had been introduced at the
telephone company several years before, neither Tanya nor her coworkers knew what to do with them! They had no idea how their work could be done electronically after having done it by hand for so many years. They didn't even know how to turn on the new computers! Furthermore, Tanya and her colleagues were told to learn on their own to operate the computers. It seemed that her job might possibly be in jeopardy if she couldn't learn how to use this new machine!
Then one day, Sasha told his mother about something new in their neighborhood—a computer center at a nearby church. The
center was starting to offer computer classes! Tanya enrolled. Her first lesson consisted of turning on the computer. Just what she needed! Step by step, instructors patiently taught the class, and soon Tanya was using her computer at the
phone company to get her work done. She was quickly classified as the “expert” computer user at work, and her coworkers
started learning from her.
On weekends Tanya began following her son to church. She attended worship  services for a year and then made the life-changing decision to give her heart to God.
Now Tanya encourages her colleagues to take classes at the
computer center. She's seen what a difference learning computer skills has made in her life. More importantly, Jesus has made a difference in her life, and she now has purpose and meaning for each day.
Pray that the workers at the eLearning Centers will have grace and patience in teaching computer skills to unbelievers and, more importantly, will be faithful in their proclamation of the
gospel.
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