Spring Class Recap
CELEBRATING ALL GOD DID THROUGH OUR SPANISH CLASS
Just last week, our 2021 Spring Class, “Confident Conversations” a Spanish Class to equip us to better live with and love our Spanish-speaking church members, friends, and neighbors came to an end! Over the course of three months, over 20 men, women, and children from CGSA - ranging from total beginners to fluent Spanish-speakers - came together in order to learn and teach Spanish. The class gathered together six times, learned vocabulary, practiced conversations, read Scripture, prayed together, laughed much, and even had some homework!
Both our Spanish-learners and our Spanish-speakers grew in the boldness and knowledge needed to press into a variety of conversations with greater confidence. Conversations covering the simple topics of introducing ourselves and our families, describing the events of our day, telling what time it is, and asking, “How are you feeling?” to asking others, “How can I pray for you?” addressing God in prayer and worship, and even presenting the gospel!
God was at work as the Spanish language was learned, but even more than that, he was at work as the fellowship of our church was strengthened and the unity of our church was deepened as English and Spanish speakers drew nearer to each other. The class came away with a fresh and deeper experience of the joy of Jesus as we pressed into the uncommon and unfamiliar united in our shared Lord. This experience reminds us that God is at work in the world to gather to himself a redeemed people “from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages” (Rev 7:9) and that this global redemptive reality is being experienced here and now in our local church! We hope and pray that God would continue to draw all kinds of Santa Ana neighbors to himself and give us the confidence to welcome, love, and share the gospel with them as they come! We’re now more eager and equipped to go out into our city to spread the joy of Jesus!
Señor, ayudanos a hablar a nuestros vecinos con confianza y amor. ¡Dales nuestros vecinos la alegria de Jesus!