It's Not Weird, It's Just Different. True?
I am a great example of how NOT to do it. For a list of some of my practical observations about American vs. Haitian culture, see this . Great care, listening, patience, sensitivity and a generous dose of mutual trust and respect are required as we endeavor to be in healthy cross-cultural relationship and partnership. It's often a tough road to navigate, but it's a worthy God honoring and rewarding journey! When it comes to our church partnerships, this is where RMI comes in. We can help bridge the gap. RMI American missionaries on the ground in Haiti, along with our national missionaries, both with a little more multicultural experience and a developed trust and understanding, can have mutually honoring, but also frank, honest and even awkward conversations face to face, so that we can understand one another and communicate that understanding with both our American and Haitian church people . For instance, the RMI national team can ask we American missionaries stra...