by jtrotter1 | Oct 3, 2020 | language learning, refugees, missiology
As a college student over 20 years ago I remember entering discussions about the validity of cross-cultural ministry/missions in the US versus missions abroad. There were actual debates ranging from the need, finances, strategy and on and on. Fast forward 20 years and...
by jtrotter1 | May 1, 2020 | language learning, refugees
I have often had people tell me that they wished immigrants and those with English as their second language were much more engaged with the broader American community. Typically that desire comes with a small token comment of, “but I know the language must be...
by jtrotter1 | Jun 21, 2017 | language learning, refugees
Yesterday was World Refugee Day, an internationally designated remembrance of the story of forcefully displaced people around the globe. In 2001, UNHCR set aside June 20th to help us reframe the conversation and take time out to reflect. Yesterday, cultural dances,...
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....
by jtrotter1 | Aug 19, 2015 | language learning, refugees
Often I reflect on entering a culture, remaining there, living life with people – that is sort of what has surrounded us for the last 13 years. Then I have this little kid now who bring concepts like bonding, trust, and identification to extreme levels. Our little boy...
by jtrotter1 | Aug 14, 2014 | language learning, refugees, nepali ministry, spiritual formation
So the journey continues. We are right at a month away from ending our Narnian language classes and moving out to the village. As the days draw closer, so has my intensity in prayer. I have shifted from thinking so much about development and mission approaches to...
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