On Tuesday we talked about the lunchtime devotionals with Hispanic workers throughout the area. If you recall, volunteers go from business to business, delivering a snack and a weekly devotional that is prepared in both Spanish and English.                                         

On Wednesday, we talked about the Faith Community Church. Remember that the people who started this church could see that there was a great need for a local church for the mobile home park and what better place to put it than right in the park! Thanks to the efforts of the many volunteers and the pastor and his family, the church has grown consistently as the Hispanic population in the mobile home park has grown. Also remember that their church is just like yours. It's very busy almost all week, with the only difference being that Spanish, as well as English, is spoken during the service. Wouldn't it be interesting to hear a preacher speaking in Spanish? Maybe you can visit the church sometime soon and experience that for yourself.

Yesterday we talked about going on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic or Haiti. We told you that the purpose of going on such a trip is to share the love of Jesus with the people who live somewhere else. In case we forgot to mention it, the people in the Dominican Republic also speak Spanish, while the people in Haiti speak a version of French known as Creole. There are some missionaries that can actually speak both Spanish and Creole...how great is that! To be able to speak three languages (don't forget English) and to use that gift serving God is a great privilege and it's a lot of fun too! Remember that the missionaries in the Dominican Republic were there to share Jesus but they also help to teach the people English, to pass out Operation Christmas Shoebox gifts, and to start new churches. It's really hot there but when you work for the Lord, it doesn't seem quite so hot.

Now comes the part I promised you before. I want to remind you how YOU can be a part of ministering to the Hispanics, in your neighborhood, school, or somewhere else.

• Learn some words and phrases in Spanish so that you can speak with someone who knows Spanish

• Get to know the Hispanics in your area and see if there are ways that you can help them get acquainted with your neighborhood

• Pray for the Hispanics in your area and for the churches that are reaching out to them (like yours)

• Volunteer to help at a Hispanic church on Sunday or Wednesday. You don't need to know Spanish to help

• Provide sacks of groceries to families that are not working

• Buy school supplies for Hispanic children like the ones at Faith Community Church in Enterprise

• Pray for the Hispanics that are in prison, as John and others visit them to tell them about the "hope" (esperanza) that we have in Jesus Christ.

• See if you can help your new Latino friends with their homework or with their English

• Pack a shoebox for Opperation Christmas Child

• Go on a mission trip to another area to see how foreign mission work is different than working with the Hispanics in your neighborhood

I hope you've enjoyed learning how to become a missionary this week. But remember, learning how to become a missionary without starting to do something is like learning how to ride a new bike and then just leaving it in the garage all the time. You'll have the most fun if you get out and use it!

God thank you for letting me have an impact in someone's life for all or eternity by introducing them to JESUS!!!!