Emphasis Preaching Journal

While visiting a very poor area of a Latin-American country, I was invited to speak to a large group of peasants in a field where a makeshift altar had been erected. Unable to speak fluent Spanish, my message was very short and filled with scriptural passages. At the end of the service I was amazed at the response of so many people who came to kneel at the altar. Knowing full well that this acceptance was not because of a fluent sermon, I assumed it related to the emotions of the moment. I later spoke to a local minister who had counseled with the converts.