Transitioning Cross-culturally— to the Good Old USA
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Transitioning Cross-culturally— to the Good Old USA
The Lord called us to Africa in the 1950s. Extensive cross-cultural ministry training served us well when we arrived in Kenya in 1966. But when we were set to furlough in the United States, no one suggested that we would suffer culture shock. After all, we were just returning home.
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