You Speak My Language?

 

So, I was sweating in the sauna @ 24-Hour Fitness late yesterday afternoon. Enter Mehdi, a middle-aged man of Persian decent here studying @ UCI earning a Master’s degree in Computer something-or-other.

As we spoke, Mehdi apologized for his English and told me he has only been speaking it for 2 years. I offered to converse in Farsi. He laughed. Stone faced, I said, “What, you don’t think I speak Farsi?” Taken back, he ceased laughing, looked me in the eye, and stated seriously, “You speak my language?”

Well, I couldn’t lie to the guy, so I confessed, “Well, no…but I have three films in your language on my phone…you want to see?” Mehdi laughed again, as if to confirm that I am indeed a joker, and that of course I had no such films.

Bam! I whip out my Jesus Film Media App to pull up the Jesus Film in Farsi. As the film began to play, Mehdi again looked me in the eye and said through robust laughter, “That is my language…how did you do that?”

“Wait, there’s more!”, as I demo’d Magdalena and The Story of Jesus for Children in Farsi.

Mehdi could not have been more pleased…and stunned. I emailed him the Jesus Film from my phone.

Mehdi and I had quite a conversation about the meaning of his name (“Guided”), various cultures, and our Films. We decided that next time we speak, we will speak about the quality of the Farsi translation of the Jesus Film!

You can do this! Go here to download the app and/or use it on your computer.

Hey, the world is coming to your gym, your office, your campus, your neighborhood. Give them the Gospel in their heart language!