HANDBOOK OF THE 

INSTITUTO LINGUISTICO MACEDONIA

The purpose of the language school will be to prepare men and women of God to go to all parts of Latin America to do the work of a missionary.The student will be in constant contact with Peruvians and will learn to love them and their culture.At the same time that the student is learning the language he will be learning how to have an effective ministry reaching Latins and starting churches.From the very first day the new missionary will participate in a Spanish church.He will sing, pray, preach, visit, win souls etc in Spanish.It will be the goal of the school to have each student preaching and doing the work to win souls within the first year.

Rules for the LanguageSchool

1.Both husband and wife must study in the language school. 

2.Language school students will not be permitted to start a church or have a ministry during the year of language
  studies. 

3.Tests will be given each week over the material covered. 

4.All teachers will be Latin Americans, supplemented by veteran American missionaries. 

5.Class hours will be 8:30 am to 12:30 pm Tuesday through Saturday. 

6.There will be homework given each day to cause each one to practice what has been taught and learned.This will include listening, speaking and writing. 

7.There will be 4 quarters of study.Each quarter will consist of 12 weeks. 

8.Each student and family will be required to attend all services of the Faith BaptistChurch. 

9.Each student should be in Arequipa at least 2-4 weeks before beginning studies.This will give them time to rent a house, furnish it, and get settled in. 

10.Each student must be willing to submit to the leadership ofthe church and school in their studies and ministry plans for one year. 

11.The men students--preachers will be placed with a Peruvian pastor or BibleCollege student to go visiting, run errands, etc so as to gain experience.This will supplement in their much needed practice of the language and relationships with national people. 

12. All students must arrive on time and complete all classes and class work.If sick the student will be given make up work so as to be able to complete all work that was missed. 

13.All students must maintain an average of 80 on all work to be able to graduate. 

14.All students must have a good attitude towards the teachers and leadership.They must be willing to accept criticism with a good attitude. 

15.All students must be from a Bible Believing Independent Baptist church and/or mission board. 

16.Teaching your children should be done in such a way as not to interfere with your language learning. 
Remember that the language is essential for the advancement of your ministry. 

17.All students must agree to study one year--this is not a pick and choose cafeteria style study. 

18.The cost of the language school will be $350 per month for both the husband and wife.  The cost will be $50 a month for each child that studies the language in addition to the parents.  This covers expense of the rent and utilities plus the teacher etc.  There is an additional charge for books and materials etc.  It is not a requirement for the children to go to language school and most never do.

19.    Each student who comes to the MacedoniaLanguageSchool in Peru casts a definite reflection on the ministry that
        is already here when they  leave as a graduate of our language school.  We are a church planting, missionary
        training institution and therefore have decided that all students who come must be willing to learn all that they can
        to become effective church planters.  Therefore there will be extra classes on church planting, culture, etc.  Each
        student who is accepted will agree to take these classes and be willing to submit to the leadership of the
        MacedoniaLanguageSchool.  Books will be assigned to be read and then discussed.  We have no desire to simply
        help you learn the language but more sincerely we wish to help you be an effective church planter.  That means
        planting several churches over the life of your ministry.

20.The following will be the calendar for the first quarter and will be followed expresslyunless permission is given
            by the Veteran Missionary in charge of the Language schools.This is similar to the calendar that we will have
            for your family when you arrive.

Below you will find a list of the rules in Spanish.It will show the verses that you will be learning and how the classes will be divided.I will write a translation for some of them.

1.Las clases son del martes al sabado desde las 8:30 hasta la 12:30.Classes will be from Tuesday through Saturday from 8:30 until 12:30 at the MacedoniaBaptistBibleCollege.

2.El horario será como sigue: The schedule will be similar to the following

3.Cada semana hacemos 3 lecciones con muchos repasos.El sabado darán examen. Tambien estudiaremos los libros de pronunciacion y gramática. Every week we will do 3 lessons with many reviews.On Saturday you will take a test.You will study other books on grammar and pronunciation.

4.Cada semana memorizarán 2 versiculos de la Biblia. You will memorize 2 Bible verses every week. 

5.Cada día empieza la clase con oración.En la segunda semana el ora un día y ella el siguiente.Tu les ayudas escribir una oración como la siguiente:Every day will begin with prayer.In the second week one of the students will pray.The teacher will help you write a prayer like the following:

"Padre nuestro que estás en los cielos.Ayudanos a aprender la leccion hoy.Te damos gracias por todo lo que nos das.En el nombre del Señor Jesucristo. Amen."Our Father which art in heaven.Help us to learn the lesson today.We thank you for all that you give us.In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen

6.Cada día van a leer un Salmo cortito en la clase.Tu les ayudes a leer.Every day you will read a Short Psalm in class.The teacher willhelp you read.

7.En la segunda semana les enseñas los libros de la Biblia.Empezando en el Nuevo 

Testamento enseña 5 libros por día hasta los tienen memorizado.Beginning the second week you will learn the books of the Bible.You will begin with the New Testament learning 5 books per day until you have learned to say them all from memory.