Public Speaking in a Second Language, Only Possible with God's Help!

Mision Christiana Emanuel Siloh has been a great blessing to our family.  They are mission minded in their community and also see themselves as encouragers to missionary families like us who are learning Spanish before moving to other Latin American countries.

Mark wrote out a sermon in English, one of the members translated it, and then his tutor read it aloud for him to practice.  He preached the sermon a few weeks ago.  He has also prayed in Spanish at services.  Our classes at The Spanish Language Institute have provided countless opportunities for him to practice since we students take turns praying before each session. The congregation has also been very encouraging through this whole experience.

Each week I prepare a Sunday School lesson in Spanish.  The challenge is magnified by the three missionary kids in my class who naturally prefer English.  It's quite a mental workout to have a group of kids all asking questions in two different languages.  God is blessing our time and the children are responding well to his Word.