barry
05-06-2007, 08:24 AM
<div align="left">You too must love the alien resident.—Deut. 10:19.</div>
Whether we learn another language or not, we can all help with the spiritual education of foreigners in our area. Loving overseers commend qualified and skilled brothers and sisters who want to move to assist other language groups. Such experienced Bible teachers may be missed locally, but the overseers feel as did the elders in Lystra and Iconium. Those elders did not hold Timothy back from traveling with Paul, even though Timothy was an asset to their own congregations. (Acts 16:1-4) In addition, those who take the lead in the preaching work are not deterred by the different mentality, customs, or manners of foreigners. Instead, they embrace the diversity and seek ways to cultivate good relations for the sake of the good news. (1 Cor. 9:22, 23) Wonderful potential for increase still exists in foreign-language fields. Thousands of resourceful publishers have entered this "large door that leads to activity."—1 Cor. 16:9. w 12/1/05 16-18
Whether we learn another language or not, we can all help with the spiritual education of foreigners in our area. Loving overseers commend qualified and skilled brothers and sisters who want to move to assist other language groups. Such experienced Bible teachers may be missed locally, but the overseers feel as did the elders in Lystra and Iconium. Those elders did not hold Timothy back from traveling with Paul, even though Timothy was an asset to their own congregations. (Acts 16:1-4) In addition, those who take the lead in the preaching work are not deterred by the different mentality, customs, or manners of foreigners. Instead, they embrace the diversity and seek ways to cultivate good relations for the sake of the good news. (1 Cor. 9:22, 23) Wonderful potential for increase still exists in foreign-language fields. Thousands of resourceful publishers have entered this "large door that leads to activity."—1 Cor. 16:9. w 12/1/05 16-18