Hispanic Church Visits -

GHS

Mike Kemp/Ken Martin - We next attended the First Hispanic Baptist Church of Gainesville. 

We were welcomed by many members and recognized several former students including Mayra Sauceda. 

We were asked to introduce oursleves and provide a brief summary as to why we were visiting with their church that day.  

They provided us with headphones that allowed us to hear the pastor's messgae through a translator.

Chris Mance - St. Paul's United Methodist Hispanic Service-

Impressed with the cooperation of the regular congregation to the promotion of hispanic worship service-

Having attended St. Paul on numerous occassion I was amazed at the opportunity the hispanic worshippers to share their culture through song and testimony.

The languge barrier was a very big drawback, I could still understand the music- The music was American music sang in Spanish.

The people were very receptive- although i felt like they were suscipious of my presence.

Could not understand enough of the sermon to tell what it was about. I could pick up some of the words but not enough to make a clear understanding.

Linda Youngblood - St. John's Hispanic Service, Washington St,:
1. I only understood every 20-25 words. It was very frustrating and I wondered how it would feel to be in that situation all the time.
2. I was welcomed in but felt very uncomfortable and out of place for 90 minutes because of the language barrier.
3. I felt overwhelmed and wished I could learn the language immediately so I could worship, too.

Diane Bryant -I attended St. Paul United Methodist Church, Hispanic Service, Sunday morning on September 24, 2006. The message was delivered by Pastor Vani Pino.

Very few people were present. There were as many youth as adults present. Mr. Shumake and I were made to feel welcome. The pastor asked 2 of the youth in the choir/band to sit with us and interpret the message.