The children marveled that they might have sounded like that. Foreign language classes for the children are an absolute plus. In first grade after-school enrichment, Adam learned to count to ten in Spanish, and he became aware of the struggle to communicate in another language. We also like to point out accented English when overheard. This is an opportunity to enhance the children's audio perceptions and at the same time talk about this person who may be far away from her original home.
Prayer is a priority in the hearing category.
Praying for the people of the world on a daily, systematic basis puts all our talk with each other into the vertical direction toward God, where it really counts. When the flurry of the activity of daily life comes to a halt and we quietly bow before the Father, we have stated that this is where we place our hearts. And He answers. The thought to keep in the foreground is that we need to be stretching out of our molds to get into another person's world. The more we enter their experience, the better able we are to bridge a gap of communication.