Foreign Language Class
Many Jehovah’s Witnesses have taken up the ministry in a foreign-language field when they observe the fine response to Bible truth. Others feel invigorated when their service becomes more challenging and interesting. To fulfill this growing need, foreign language classes have been sponsored and provided by the Jehovah’s Witnesses organization to train individuals desiring to expand their ministry in this way.
The class was held at a local Kingdom Hall in Jacksonville, FL.
Language instructors receive special training from the Branch office
We thought Pioneer School was challenging...
A piece of cake compared to this.
Participants in the 2008 Jacksonville Tagalog class in Jacksonville, FL
Tagalog Search Work Preaching Campaigns
Jehovah's Witnesses take so seriously the importance of finding people of various languages in order to teach them bible truths that they organize "Search Work" preaching campaigns in addition to their normal preaching activities. "Search Work" involves making inquiries to locate those who speak a specific language. How is this done?
​A systematic arrangement is set up to first do preliminary research, perhaps using a directory or the Internet to gather names common in the language. Then the search work is done by means of phone calls or visits to determine which addresses should be included in the foreign language territory.
When making "Search Work" visits there are often cultural traditions or preferences noticeable about the outside of the home visited that may give an indication of the specific language population that resides there. For example, when searching for Tagalog speaking individuals, Stephanie and George developed a "Search Work" document that included clues to look for when attempting to find Filipino homes.".
View PDFs of Various Tagalog Related Documentation
The territory for the Filipino
Congregation covers over 32
counties and the states
of Georgia and Florida.
Our invitation letter to attend foreign language class. We highly recommend this privilege to all.
A cheat sheet we created to pronounce the Books of the Bible in Tagalog.
Of course it was wrong !
To find Filipino homes
we would look for the following clues as part
of the "Search Work".