Language Learning the Second Time Around....

When I first got here (11 months ago) I pretty much had zero desire to study language. I had great desire to communicate, but zero desire to actually study. It was really hard for me. My teacher was strict. I was still going through "I left America shock". I felt like I had no language aptitude. I had to learn a new crazy alphabet that looks like spaghetti on the wall!

And then, something changed along the way. Sometime after I stopped going to formal language lessons, I started to speak more and more in everyday life. I started practicing with friends. I realized that I did have an aptitude. I was learning words. I was forming sentences. I was asking questions. And most of all, my understanding and comprehension was growing everyday.

So, here I am studying language again. Not formally. But this time, it's out of my own desire to speak Truth in their heart language. When I went to the village on Wednesday, I realized that I was interjecting bits and pieces of truth while my friends were doing most of the talking. However, I felt good about speaking even though I was making mistakes. It makes people happy when I speak. I also had the realization that....yes, I can do this. I can learn to share in a simple way what about the Father's plan for mankind. If I can admonish someone in this language (which I did the other day), then I can definitely learn to be more effective when I speak about the Father.

I started yesterday. I got out the dictionaries and started writing key phrases and ideas that I wanted to master. Today I continued and I practiced with a friend. I'm excited about studying and I hope my desire does not wither or fade.

If you ever asked the Father to help me with language, thank you.
He has. He is. And I believe He will continue to do so.