Living cross-culturally is a lot of fun, but it is not always easy. As you all know, and as they pound into you at PCUSA Mission Co-worker training, cross-cultural interactions are ripe for serious cross-cultural blunders and misunderstandings. Interacting with unfamiliar cultures almost always leads to a few comical stories, embarrassing moments, and unintented offenses. To minimizeContinue reading “BLOG: Three Not So Simple, Simple Things”
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BLOG: So Why Not?
When Claire and I told people about our calling and decision to move to Zambia for a year in order to learn from and minister with Zambian Christians, the majority of men and women, whether married or single, young or old, male or female, responded by saying, “I could never do that…” After a month of theContinue reading “BLOG: So Why Not?”
BLOG: VolunTOLD in Mumbwa
The easiest way to travel in Mumbwa. Sometimes we volunteer for tasks. Sometimes we are volunTOLD. In the first we tell the authorities what task we will do. In the second, the authorities tell us which tasks we will do. Usually this happens, when we ask for volunteers and none are forthcoming, so we volunTELLContinue reading “BLOG: VolunTOLD in Mumbwa”
SERMON: What Kind of Slaves Will We Be?
“What Kind of Slaves Will We Be?” Acts 16:16-40 Delivered January 27, 2013 at Oasis of Love Ministries International with the aid of a translator Mindolo Congregation in Kitwe, ZAMBIA AUDIO | MANUSCRIPT
BLOG: That Icky Feeling
The fence around our Zambian home. “It just makes me feel icky all over.” These are the true words spoken by a fellow mission co-worker in Malawi, as she returned from talking to another guest at their door. This guest, like so many guests at a Mzungu’s door, sought a loan, another loan to beContinue reading “BLOG: That Icky Feeling”
Andrew David Ruth 