Who’s your wantok? & Proverbs 11:28
Who’s your wantok, or who are your wantoks? We are still in the middle of culture and language acquisition and read an article about the Wantok System in PNG. A wantok in the shortest summary is your friend. It is the division between “us” and “them”; it also comes with expectations that are not expressly spoken.The view of a wantok starts small and then works itself outward in larger concentric circles. Trying to relate this to American culture: If you have a spouse they would be your wantok, your family would be your wantok, your coligues at work could be...
Read MoreChinese Market & Luke 24:46-47
Thinking of creative ways to prepare for a foreign culture when you are not there is just downright fun. From evenings with no lights in the house (just candles), cooking unique foods, not running the A/C very much and my favorite; shopping at unique markets.This weekend we ventured into a Chinese marketplace to see the produce and smell the aroma of different… it was very different. We started in the produce isle and found some awesome fruits/vegetables that we had never seen before: Mini bananas (Belle is holding these), taro root (Greer’s head is being blocked by it), and...
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