Culture is a GREAT thing!
The interesting thing about culture is that you really don’t even
realize that you are a part of a culture until you leave yours behind and
insert yourself into a culture different from your own…then the challenges
startJ! At Mountain, when we prepare our GO Teams to
travel around the world, we have a saying, “Let the culture have you”, it’s our way of saying that
we will fit into our receiving/host culture with graciousness and readiness to
learn and appreciate it.
Here in the Dominican Republic there is hardly a better way
to “fit” into the culture than through the game of dominos…especially with the
men folk.
On day four, we had a guy’s night with dominos being the
sport of choice. There was some good old fashioned trash talking and it was a
great time! During the event, the ladies served brownies with ice cream and
malta (if you’ve never had some, you’re missing out…you can get it at WegmansJ).
We had about 30 guys show up and the game was set up
tournament style meaning there was only one team that could win. This is one of
two nights where we will set up the domino tournament. If day one is any
indication of how day two is going to go, we cannot wait!
Tom and Lloyd went out and broke bread with two of the
church leaders for lunch. The conversations were deep and encouraging. It was a great opportunity to express our
unity with the Dominican church as we shared the joys and struggles of
ministry.
We are a bit behind on the blog because we were tired after
the game so we wound up cleaning up and going to bed.
We love and miss our friends and family…can’t wait to see
you all Saturday night!
Tom & Lloyd
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