Our trip to Lebanon is quickly approaching: August 24th - September 4th. We plan on keeping a log of our adventures leading up to the trip, during the trip, and after the trip on our blog (as much as possible). So, please feel free to momentarily check in for step-by-step instructions about how to bargain on the street for bananas, resolve major political conflicts in Arabic, or disarm a landmine.
We can’t tell you how excited we are to see our friends, Mr. Toastmaster and Mrs. Good Earth Tea (their website is http://www.ethnojournal.com/). We are reading a few books regarding crossing cultures and belief systems in preparation for the trip. Because of these books, we are now paranoid to talk, act, or even think because of the high chance of unintentionally offending someone, somewhere.
Heck, I just offended myself with that statement. :)
There is so much we don’t know, and so much that is going to result in more questions. We look forward to all things that will come from this trip: deep questions, deep discussions, deep answers. Deep.
Deep and wide… deep and wide… there’s a fountain flowing deep and wide…. Warning: you may have that song stuck in your head now. Sorry about that.
On a serious note: we have been completely overwhelmed by amazing support from family & friends. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Our socks have been blown off by your generosity.
It is an amazing feeling to know that we are not in this alone. Some of you know this, but we were originally struggling how much we should involve others, and we are so thankful that the responses we’ve received are so supportive. We have full confidence that God's hand will be on our trip. This is our prayer, "You are awesome. Thank you so much for providing - you truly are the Great Provider and Comforter! And please don't let us mess things up. Aaaaaaaa-men."
We will be having a few phone conversations with Toastmaster and Good Earth Tea before we leave to also help prepare our hearts and minds. The thought of this adventure completely thrills us. We hope to pass those thrills along to you. Thanks for reading!
2 comments:
Any time I need encouragement about my cross-cultural ability, I read Matthew 23:15 for humility. Majorly motivational man!
Then I immediately read II Corinthians 3:5-6 for encouragement.
I am deeply offended. :)
When you return, expect a container of soup, a candle, and two packages of socks. His and hers.
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