September 22, 2023
HOSPITALITY
Culture adjustment
Culture shock
Connecting with nationals
Serving joyfully
Many of you, like me, have been thrust into a setting where the dance of hospitality is cumbersome with complicated steps you never anticipated knowing nor needing. The first time I was introduced to the rules of etiquette in my host country, I sc...
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September 21, 2023
HOSPITALITY
Connecting with nationals
Finding community
Reflecting God
For years in Uganda, I worked with refugees, and sometimes brought my children. Something inside felt tickled pink when the purple-black, marionette-like form of a Sudanese immigrant enveloped one of my blue-eyed, blonde kids.
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September 20, 2023
HOSPITALITY
Rest
Re-entry
Burn out
Overwhelmed
Expectations
Feeling connected to those back home
Feeling known & understood
Culture shock
Culture adjustment
The time finally arrived for my four-month furlough—a time I would spend in 11 different cities with nine different host families—a time to not only reconnect with ministry partners and dear, long-time friends, but as circumstances would orchestra...
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September 19, 2023
HOSPITALITY
Compassion
Reflecting God
Being hospitable as believers isn’t just about welcoming people into our homes but also welcoming them into our hearts and exemplifying the gospel. Jesus didn’t even have a home to call His own, but he was very hospitable. This concept leads me to...
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