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I would like the Orthodox perspective on the gift of tongues that the Holy Book of Acts as well as the first Holy Book to Corinthians refer to.
1) Does the church believe that these gifts currently exist and if not, why not?
2) Why would one need a different tongue to talk directly to God?
3) Why would there be need for an interpreter?

In the Holy Book of Acts, the Apostles spoke in tongues or languages that, although  did not learn, were known to man and they themselves and their hearers understood. "Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, "Look, are not all these who speak Galileans? And  how is it that we hear, each in our own language in which we were born? Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs; we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God" (Acts 2:7-11).

St. Paul says, "Therefore tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe but to unbelievers" (1 Cor 14:22). God gave this sign to the Church in the beginning of the apostolic era, to help in spreading the word. People and nations that do not know the language of the apostles (Aramaic and Hebrew) were to hear the word in their own language when the apostles preached, and so they got to accept the faith.

However, in his Letter to the Corinthians St. Paul mentions the gift of tongues the last in the list of gifts (1 Cor 12:10,28). He specifies that it is temporary "whether there are tongues, they will cease" (1 Cor 13:8), primarily for the edification of the one who speaks it, (1 Cor 14:4), and difficult to understand (1 Cor 13:11,14). Tongues do not edify most Christians; and if not understood, fail to convert unbelievers. In addition, speaking in unintelligible tongues proved repelling and suggested lack of sobriety (1 Cor 14:23). St. Paul spoke with more tongues than all, yet he says, "I thank my God I speak with tongues more than you all; yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I may teach others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue" (1 Cor 14:18-19). St. John Chrysostom concludes that tongues are "neither altogether useless, nor very profitable".

St. Paul clarifies that if a person reaches a certain spiritual level, (with the Holy Spirit on him) useful for his own edification, let him speak to himself and to God (1 Cor 14:28). This person should keep this as a private matter between him and God and not in the church in front of people. This state needs to be perfected by understanding so that a person prays and sings with his spirit as well as with his understanding (1 Cor 14:14-15).

Today, there is no need for this gift since the Holy Gospel of our Lord is written and heard in every language that exists. St. Paul in his same letter to the Corinthians emphasizes that we should first pursue love and that love is better than faith that moves mountain, better than prophesizing and better than speaking with tongues (1 Cor 13:1-2).