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Crossing Cultures Making Disciples Memoir

When love runs out

When love runs out? I’ve been there. 

And life lessons confirm my weakness. Insufficiency. To love in my own strength.

But He faithfully leads me to the truth.

My love runs out. His never does.

Flowing in and out. Image by Joshua Woroniecki on Unsplash.
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Bitter

A place called Marah. “Bitter.”

Men, women, and children trudge through wilderness. After Egypt. After walking between walls of sea. After escaping the enemy.

But now. On the other side. There’s no water anywhere.

Until they reach Marah.

And they find it so. The water, that is. 

Bitter.

Wilderness. Image by Brandon Hoogenboom on Unsplash.
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Taste of home

Favorite flavors and dishes multiply in the cross-cultural life.  Leading to this, that, or the other taste of home. 

Our grocery cart is often a wild mix. With differing ingredients for the week’s menus. 

One day, I buy okra and chickpeas for Indian curry. Snow peas, lemongrass and baby bok choy for a Chinese stir-fry dish. And Japanese mochi. An afternoon snack or dessert. 

Each cuisine serves up memories as well.

Nasi goreng plate with krupuk. Image by Iosi Pratama.