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00:01 Have you ever considered helping out in a foreign-language field? 00:05 Perhaps there is a need in your local circuit. 00:09 All over the earth, 00:12 the organization provides language courses 00:16 with the goal of reaching every nation, tribe, tongue, and people 00:21 with the good news of God’s Word. 00:24 Brother Juan Carlos Chacón 00:28 serves as a special pioneer 00:31 in the rapidly growing Shuar language field 00:34 in Ecuador. 00:37 He was recently asked to attend 00:39 a course at the local branch 00:42 to become a language teacher 00:45 so that he could help willing publishers 00:48 learn the language. 00:53 [Speaking Shuar] 01:02 It has been said before, 01:06 “This is a language of the Devil” 01:09 —that it should be forgotten. 01:13 It serves no purpose. 01:19 But to Jehovah, 01:23 no nation is insignificant. 01:30 I grew up in an area of the Ecuadorian jungle 01:32 where there is a large community 01:34 of Shuar people. 01:40 Like many native languages, 01:42 Shuar is very complex. 01:50 We need many, many workers in the field. 01:52 But if we don’t give them a foundation, 01:54 if we don’t help them or give them a little push, 01:58 it’s difficult for them to enter this field. 02:03 I received an invitation to attend 02:06 a seminar for language instructors. 02:13 There were 58 students in the class, 02:17 representing 16 different languages or language groups. 02:32 We are learning fantastic teaching techniques, 02:34 real techniques that work. 02:42 The instructor told us how humor helps our minds to create a world of connections, 02:45 which stimulates our brain. 02:57 Yeah, I’m like a small child 02:59 when it comes to drawing. 03:01 I never learned to draw well. 03:05 We draw a scene, 03:07 and starting with our native language 03:09 along with large gestures, 03:12 we act out a dialogue. 03:15 Little by little, 03:17 we convert the scene into the new language. 03:39 What scares me? 03:41 That I’ve never done this before. 03:44 This will be my first time. 03:49 I don’t have any experience teaching languages. 04:05 Although I felt intimidated by this, 04:07 I knew that with Jehovah all things are possible. 04:17 Welcome to the first day of the Shuar language course. 04:38 The techniques they offered us in the course were like a box of tools 04:42 that we need to study more carefully and see how to apply them 04:45 in each circumstance. 04:52 When we are in the territory, 04:54 we see how people’s eyes light up when they learn 04:57 the name of God. 04:59 Just seeing that there is so much need for them to learn the truth, 05:04 that has motivated us to come here 05:07 and continue serving here. 05:16 Since God has created us, 05:18 we know that he will never abandon us. 05:20 He thinks about us all the time, 05:22 and he loves us very much. 05:25 I didn’t know that before. 05:27 I feel so happy now 05:29 because I can really understand the Word of God. 05:35 Being in an isolated group far from other congregations, 05:39 my wife and I have felt every day 05:41 how real Jehovah is. 05:44 Jehovah is now looking 05:46 and giving his attention to these small places, 05:49 no matter how small they are. 05:52 If people have a good heart and want to serve Jehovah, 05:56 he will send workers to give the help that is needed. 06:01 And in reality, this moves us to say to him with all of our heart, 06:05 “Thank you, Jehovah.”
00:01 Have you ever considered helping out in a foreign-language field? 00:05 Perhaps there is a need in your local circuit. 00:09 All over the earth, 00:12 the organization provides language courses 00:16 with the goal of reaching every nation, tribe, tongue, and people 00:21 with the good news of God’s Word. 00:24 Brother Juan Carlos Chacón 00:28 serves as a special pioneer 00:31 in the rapidly growing Shuar language field 00:34 in Ecuador. 00:37 He was recently asked to attend 00:39 a course at the local branch 00:42 to become a language teacher 00:45 so that he could help willing publishers 00:48 learn the language. 00:53 [Speaking Shuar] 01:02 It has been said before, 01:06 “This is a language of the Devil” 01:09 —that it should be forgotten. 01:13 It serves no purpose. 01:19 But to Jehovah, 01:23 no nation is insignificant. 01:30 I grew up in an area of the Ecuadorian jungle 01:32 where there is a large community 01:34 of Shuar people. 01:40 Like many native languages, 01:42 Shuar is very complex. 01:50 We need many, many workers in the field. 01:52 But if we don’t give them a foundation, 01:54 if we don’t help them or give them a little push, 01:58 it’s difficult for them to enter this field. 02:03 I received an invitation to attend 02:06 a seminar for language instructors. 02:13 There were 58 students in the class, 02:17 representing 16 different languages or language groups. 02:32 We are learning fantastic teaching techniques, 02:34 real techniques that work. 02:42 The instructor told us how humor helps our minds to create a world of connections, 02:45 which stimulates our brain. 02:57 Yeah, I’m like a small child 02:59 when it comes to drawing. 03:01 I never learned to draw well. 03:05 We draw a scene, 03:07 and starting with our native language 03:09 along with large gestures, 03:12 we act out a dialogue. 03:15 Little by little, 03:17 we convert the scene into the new language. 03:39 What scares me? 03:41 That I’ve never done this before. 03:44 This will be my first time. 03:49 I don’t have any experience teaching languages. 04:05 Although I felt intimidated by this, 04:07 I knew that with Jehovah all things are possible. 04:17 Welcome to the first day of the Shuar language course. 04:38 The techniques they offered us in the course were like a box of tools 04:42 that we need to study more carefully and see how to apply them 04:45 in each circumstance. 04:52 When we are in the territory, 04:54 we see how people’s eyes light up when they learn 04:57 the name of God. 04:59 Just seeing that there is so much need for them to learn the truth, 05:04 that has motivated us to come here 05:07 and continue serving here. 05:16 Since God has created us, 05:18 we know that he will never abandon us. 05:20 He thinks about us all the time, 05:22 and he loves us very much. 05:25 I didn’t know that before. 05:27 I feel so happy now 05:29 because I can really understand the Word of God. 05:35 Being in an isolated group far from other congregations, 05:39 my wife and I have felt every day 05:41 how real Jehovah is. 05:44 Jehovah is now looking 05:46 and giving his attention to these small places, 05:49 no matter how small they are. 05:52 If people have a good heart and want to serve Jehovah, 05:56 he will send workers to give the help that is needed. 06:01 And in reality, this moves us to say to him with all of our heart, 06:05 “Thank you, Jehovah.”
