Did you know that the bottom of your foot is offensive if pointed at a person? Did you know that when you enter a room of people already talking to one another or go to leave while people are talking around you, you should always bend so your head is lower than the head of the person who is highest in the room and walk out with your right hand in front of you? Did you know, that to shake hands with your left hand is considered very rude and unclean?
Today was a day of “did you know?” ’s for us! Our first day of orientation is now complete and we are a little wiser for it. Not a lot wiser, but just a little. We only spent two hours with the orientation staff this morning, but even at the end of such a short time, my head was full with lots of new information to be thinking about and implement in everyday life. You know, for so long, the cultural heeding’s we’d been given while in our training were good things to think about for the future, but now we find ourselves in that place where heeding means implementing. It’s no longer an “oh, yeah, that sounds good” type of thing but rather an “oh, my, God, please change my thinking and quick!” type of thing.
Tomorrow begins another day of new information. Pray for us to absorb all that we hear and to trust God to change us where we need to be changed so that we can truly minister in this culture.
2 comments:
My prayer is that you will be like sponges, absorbing as much as possible these next days. J is very anxious for you to try the web cam soon. He said tonight how much he misses Jack, and you two,of course. Good night from, Mom in MO
ooh, ooh, pick me! I did know the first one. Don't remember where I learned it, but something about the bottom of your foot/shoe being offensive due to where it may have stepped...
When trying to get someone to "come here", can you use one finger, or is the whole hand required? fingers up or down?
Just wondering... and praying for you all!!
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