8. A message processing server comprising: a communications interface; and processing circuitry coupled to the communications interface, the processing circuitry in combination with the communications interface: receives a text message intended for a wireless device from a foreign language message server servicing the wireless device, in accordance with a text message delivery language preference, wherein: the text message is in a foreign language, the foreign language is different from a preferred language, the text message delivery language preference is received by the foreign language message server from the wireless device in response to the foreign language message server transmitting the text message to the wireless device, and the text message delivery language preference instructs the foreign language message server to transmit the text message to the message processing server for translation to the preferred language; and in response to receiving the text message, the message processing server: translates the text message from the foreign language to the preferred language; and transmits the text message to the foreign network message server in the preferred language for delivery to the wireless device.
17. The message processing server of claim 8 , wherein receiving the text message intended for the wireless device in the foreign language comprises receiving the text message from a wireless network that is the home service area of the wireless device.