When Judith Kajidi and Alain Mwamba came to the United States in 2019, they knew almost no English.
The natives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo emigrated to Texas to find better education for their children. But without knowing the language, school, work and simple daily interactions were difficult.
“I’m telling you, I was frustrated,” Judith said.
“I [could] not understand anything,” added Alain.
The couple and their five children are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. One day while at worship services, they heard about EnglishConnect, a global program the Church provides in more than 50 languages to help anyone build English skills in an environment of faith, fellowship, and growth. They joined.