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Crossing Cultures Making Disciples Memoir

Fitting in

Fitting in when you enter a new culture can be a challenge. 

My parents grew up in America and moved to Asia.  Learned language and culture to fit in.

I grew up in Indonesia and loved the place of my childhood and teenage years. I spoke the language, played their games, knew how to bargain with the best. Had dear Indonesian friends. 

But I wasn’t Indonesian.

Every four years we came and spent a year in the country of my passport. America. 

I wasn’t sure I was American either.  

Old passports.
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Crossing Cultures Devotional Making Disciples

Cup of water

A cup of water. In debilitating heat, it can mean survival. 

A large clay pot sat beside our gate. Full of water. With cup attached. Ready to meet the need of any passerby. 

Unrelenting sun and desert wind meant dehydration was never far away.

The clay kept the water cool. Even on hot days.

Cup of water. Image by imb.org.