你好新的朋友 (nǐ hǎo xīn de péngyǒu), Welcome to the China Outreach Ministries (COM) site for our work at the University of Georgia We're glad to have you visiting our site. Hopefully you will learn more about the services we offer and something about American cultural issues. Now that you are in the U.S. you are the 外国人 “wàiguórén” or 老外 and this has its difficulties. Our COM staff want to help you feel at home. It was good to meet many of you at the CSU welcome orientation on August 16, 2009!Check below for links and attachments for articles that will help you. I've just added the Georgia Driver's license manual for those who want to get a driver's license. http://www.dropshots.com/COMUGA we also have pictures from Dragon Boat races, COM hosting International Coffee Hour, trip to Charleston, trip to China UPCOMING EVENTS: Nov. 7th Hayride and roasting hotdogs and marshmallows in Bishop Ga. email me if you want to attend. Nov. 24th Thanksgiving Dinner- we will be the guest of a local church's annual church wide Thanksgiving dinner; lots of great food Starting August 25th we will again have weekly English class on Tuesday mornings 9am-12pm at the Milledge Ave Baptist church. We meet on the first floor as you go in the doors on the right side of the building (as you face it from the street). We'd love to have you or family members join us; however they probably should have a high basic to intermediate level of English, since ours is a conversation/culture class. There are classes at the church on Monday and Wednesday mornings sponsored by Athens Technical College that I think teach starting from very basic English. Milledge Ave Baptist Church is located at 1690 S Milledge Ave. As you face the church from the street, enter through
the doors on the right side of the building and then turn right down the hall.
The church is very near the intersection of Milledge Ave. and East Campus Road and is a short walk from much of the married/graduate
housing apartments.http://www.milledge.org/ see attachment below for google map view of MABC to see how close it is to Grad/family housing If you need a ride call Joe May @ 706-410-7457 Fri. Oct 2 Friendship POTLUCK dinner-Topic: Medical care in Athens- Tips from a local doctor 6:30 pm at the Presbyterian student Center 1250 S. Lumpkin St. 30605, not Milledge Ave Baptist as before. in the Meeting Hall on the back side of the church, as you face the church. Plenty of free parking It is a POTLUCK DINNER, so bring some sort of main dish (meat, noodle, vegetable) to share with a group. COM will also provide some food. Even if you can't bring anything you are welcome to come. It's a time to make friends with other Chinese and Americans as well as to learn about adapting to life here in Athens. You can call my number 706-410-7457 Fri. Oct 2 Friendship POTLUCK dinner-Topic: Medical care in Athens- Tips from a local doctor 6:30 pm at Milledge Ave Baptist Church in the Meeting Hall on the left side of the church, as you face the church. It is a POTLUCK DINNER, so bring some sort of main dish (meat, noodle, vegetable) to share with a group. COM will also provide some food. Even if you can't bring anything you are welcome to come. It's a time to make friends with other Chinese and Americans as well as to learn about adapting to life here in Athens. You can call my number above for a ride to the dinner Sat. Oct 10 Day trip on Sat OCT. 10th to Tallullah Gorge for hiking- we will provide a 20 seat van to the gorge for a great day of hiking. If you are interested download a form (09 day trip to Tallulah Gorge) from the attachments below and send to Dorothy Boothe theboothefamily@yahoo.com to reserve a seat. http://www.gastateparks.org/net/go/parks.aspx?LocationID=46 <http://www.gastateparks.org/net/go/parks.aspx?LocationID=46&s=0.0.1.5> &s=0.0.1.5 OCT 23 Potluck dinner on how to buy a car and get auto insurance. Here's one of our English classes  some of the UGA Chinese visiting my son at West Point. If you're headed to New York you might be able to visit too. Or if you're in the Washington DC area and want to visit the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD I have a son there too. But both graduate in May 2010.  http://www.chinesestudentsusa.net China Outreach Ministries (COM) Ready To Help With Your Transition To UGA And The U.S.A. China Outreach Ministries (COM) is an organization with staff who are committed to befriending and showing love to the Chinese who are studying and working in the United States. While we operate from a Christian perspective, having that faith is not required to be involved in our activities. We recognize that moving to the U.S. can be a difficult and stressful task and we stand ready to help with the transition. We have staff on thirty-five campuses around the country and have helped countless numbers of Chinese in many practical ways. Some of the activities and services we offer here are: English classes one on one English help classes for moms airport rides help with moving and shopping help with getting a driver’s license, buying a car, and auto insurance cross cultural training; dealing with culture shock visiting churches American culture lessons Bible studies traditional Thanksgiving dinner trips to dragon boat races Fall trip to North Georgia Christmas party socials with dances and games special seminars on helpful topics helpful links to the Athens community Please contact our staff if you need help with any of the above or other areas of you life in Athens. We look forward to meeting you and helping you. We are especially good for visiting scholars who want to improve their English and learn about American culture while studying here. COM Staff at UGA and how to contact us: With a Ph.D. in microbiology, Dorothy Boothe knows the stress of graduate school and the intricacies of a doctorate program. She has a long term interest in China and the Chinese people and she and husband Mike have adopted a daughter from China. email: theboothefamily@yahoo.com Joe May (梅亞舟) has a BA in History from UGA, a graduate degree in counseling and lived in Tianjin, China with his family from August 1998 to June 2007. They know very well what it’s like to be “wàiguórén” and the difficulties of living cross culturally. He wants to help those here who have needs with cultural adjustments. 706-410-7457 cell phone email: maydaysasia@juno.com How to Improve your Hearing and Speaking: www.audiotreasure.com/mp3/John/John.htm from this site you can download audio files or listen online as native speakers read aloud. You can follow along and then practice it the way you hear it in order to improve your fluency. click on John text to read along after you get to the site. Books on tape are other good sources. You can often get audio books from the library and you may want a hard copy to read along with. another good site is http://www.biblegateway.com/ From there you can enter in the name of Bible book you want to read. After it appears you can click on the audio icon at the bottom of the page and listen to it as well in real player. Many
wonder about the relationship between science and religious faith. here
are some links to articles abut the subject. The first is from a UGA
professor Henry F. (Fritz) Schaefer .
http://www.leaderu.com/offices/schaefer/docs/scientists.html http://www.leaderu.com/focus/sciencerel.html also to see the Jesus Film on youtube.com go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fJ0NSlkvxk It is a well done film on the life of Jesus based on the Gospel of Luke. |