The last few weeks at CIT have been going well. It's been a pretty intense course so far. We've run the gamut of subjects from cultural theory to cross-cultural communications to spiritual warfare. I'm really thankful that we're getting this training now. This is exactly the kind of information that will help us adjust and thrive in a cross-cultural ministry. It's also been nice to have constant fellowship with other people who are in the same situation as us.
It hasn't been all class room stuff either. One of our assignments this past weekend was that we had to strike up conversations with at least 3 people who were not born in the United States. At first, we were a little nervous about it. We were supposed to ask them questions about their home country and culture. Who does that? Anyway, for one of our conversation we went to an Asian Fish and Seafood Market. We struck up a conversation with a middle-aged man from Vietnam named Kenny. Once we showed an interest in him and his culture, his face beamed and he couldn't stop talking about his home. It was an amazing experience. It reminded us just how much people are hungering to meet someone who cares about them.
