A text messaging system (200, 300) comprising: a wireless device (216, 318, 100) serviced by a wireless service provider; a foreign network message server adapted to produce a text message in a native language selected by the wireless service provider to send information in the text message from the wireless service provider to the serviced wireless device (216, 318, 400); a message processing server (210, 212, 310, 314, 502) comprising: a communications interface (508, 510); and processing circuitry coupled to the communications interface, the processing circuitry in combination with the communications interface: receives text message delivery language preferences regarding the wireless device (216, 318, 400), the text message delivery language preferences identifying at least one preferred language for delivery of text messages to the wireless device; receives the text message in the native language from the wireless device subsequent to the wireless device receiving the text message from the foreign network message server; based upon the text message delivery language preferences regarding the wireless device, determines a preferred language for delivery of the text message, the preferred language different from the native language; translates the text message from the native language to the preferred language; and transmits the text message in the preferred language for delivery to the wireless device. a wireless device (216, 318, 100) serviced by a wireless service provider; a foreign network message server adapted to produce a text message in a native language selected by the wireless service provider to send information in the text message from the wireless service provider to the serviced wireless device (216, 318, 400); a message processing server (210, 212, 310, 314, 502) comprising: a communications interface (508, 510); and processing circuitry coupled to the communications interface, the processing circuitry in combination with the communications interface: receives text message delivery language preferences regarding the wireless device (216, 318, 400), the text message delivery language preferences identifying at least one preferred language for delivery of text messages to the wireless device; receives the text message in the native language from the wireless device subsequent to the wireless device receiving the text message from the foreign network message server; based upon the text message delivery language preferences regarding the wireless device, determines a preferred language for delivery of the text message, the preferred language different from the native language; translates the text message from the native language to the preferred language; and transmits the text message in the preferred language for delivery to the wireless device. a communications interface (508, 510); and processing circuitry coupled to the communications interface, the processing circuitry in combination with the communications interface: receives text message delivery language preferences regarding the wireless device (216, 318, 400), the text message delivery language preferences identifying at least one preferred language for delivery of text messages to the wireless device; receives the text message in the native language from the wireless device subsequent to the wireless device receiving the text message from the foreign network message server; based upon the text message delivery language preferences regarding the wireless device, determines a preferred language for delivery of the text message, the preferred language different from the native language; translates the text message from the native language to the preferred language; and transmits the text message in the preferred language for delivery to the wireless device. receives text message delivery language preferences regarding the wireless device (216, 318, 400), the text message delivery language preferences identifying at least one preferred language for delivery of text messages to the wireless device; receives the text message in the native language from the wireless device subsequent to the wireless device receiving the text message from the foreign network message server; based upon the text message delivery language preferences regarding the wireless device, determines a preferred language for delivery of the text message, the preferred language different from the native language; translates the text message from the native language to the preferred language; and transmits the text message in the preferred language for delivery to the wireless device.