In preparation for going, consider buying the language-learning program, Rosetta Stone. It is expensive but extremely effective. If you want to learn something like Arabic, once you go through two discs of Rosetta Stone, (a few months at 2 hours a day) you should be able to buy tapes or CD's of scripture, familiar Bible stories and listen with understanding. Speaking or trying to speak the language will endear you to the people to whom you hope to minister. As they help you to speak, your understanding will enable you to progress rapidly.

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Mary Vanderkooi
Kale Heywott Church (KHC)
Soddo, Ethiopia