by jtrotter1 | Feb 21, 2020 | culture
we are in the midst of this ministry transition with a big update coming, it only seems right to share some of my greatest (and sometimes embarrassing) stories in living cross-culturally over the last couple of decades. When I was attending seminary in the...
by jtrotter1 | Mar 15, 2018 | culture, missiology
This morning I sat with a key community leader of one of the most influential institutions in our neighborhood to hear what her perceptions were on the community, what her organization offered, and how we could come alongside. I explained that the vision and posture...
by jtrotter1 | Feb 18, 2018 | culture, spiritual formation
Over the last couple weeks I have been trying to walk around the neighborhood a lot more and pop in at local businesses to stay present. We had been engaging the Nepali community well over the last couple years but realized that we had been missing large sections of...
by jtrotter1 | Oct 17, 2017 | culture, spiritual formation
Surviving to adulthood isn’t really something too many of us think about but for so many in our world, this is something that isn’t assumed. In so many urban centers, the potential for derailment, even death, loom overhead. Yesterday I began reading a book titled...
by jtrotter1 | Aug 16, 2016 | culture, missiology
One of the reasons in creating this blog and mission page was for readers to be able to get a small glimpse into the daily routine as we serve here in Pittsburgh. Over the years I have shifted quite a bit (at least I feel like I have) in the way that I talk about this...
by jtrotter1 | Jul 12, 2016 | culture, language learning, refugees, nepali ministry
Wow, for a guy who has kept a blog since 2005, the long, long absence here is a bit over the top. I have written quite a bit in the last few months but nothing I felt like blasting out on the blog here. This one comes out of reflection after 10 months in our new city....
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