Internship Q & A

what have you found difficult about being a cross cultural missionary?

I have found it very helpful to be in a different culture. God has accelerated my growth here in Manchester. It is very helpful to be around people who don’t have the same shared cultural experiences as you because they will naturally see things differently. It has been so helpful to learn from the faith and beliefs of other people in the UK. This experience has really helped me see what of my own beliefs about God are true and biblical and what have been based off of cultural experience. The UK is a post-Christian culture so it does feel like more of a fight for my main influence to be the gospel. A fair amount of my friends don’t know Jesus and they find it odd that I go to and particularly work for a church. This is a very good thing! It has been such an encouragement to be on the outskirts of society within a minority beliefs group. That’s how our faith started and there is something living and active about the people who have faith here because it is a conscientious choice. It goes against the grain and it is good to be different. It also means that my friends who are Christians really do love Jesus and aren’t just saying that they are Christians because they grew up in a Christian home. There is more of a cost here and that has definitely accelerated my growth!