English Lessons

I know many of you reading these posts don't know everyone on our mission team. Charlie is from East Tennessee and has that wonderful East Tenneessee accent.




Charlie with bananas - they are delicious here!! That's Tulio and Ray behind him.

One of our interpreters is named Tiago. Tiago translates to James. One day we were trying to explain the differences between West, Middle and East TN. We then told Tiago that his name would be different. He looked very puzzled. "Yes. In West TN you would be called Jimmy. In Middle TN you would be called James. And in East TN they would call you Jimbob.




The inside of the building of the church we have been working with.


But Charlie has helped Tiago a lot with his English. He decided that was important because Tiago is engaged to a girl from FBC, Seveirville. Of course many Tennesseans have been going to Rio since we have a partnerhsip here. Tiago knows helpful English phrases like: fixin' to, I (pronounced "ah") reckon so, slicker than a greased pig, and many other fine Southern sayings the textbooks don't teach.

I can't find a picture of Tiago.