Dear International Worker, Receive. Part 2. Here is the rest of my Post on Receiving, Thanks for reading! ❤ Chrissy Receiving well: Demonstrates the truth that I have something to learn. I don’t know everything about life in my host country, no matter how long I’ve been here. Listening well and receiving new ideas from …

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I had been lying on the couch all morning—the side of my face sweating into it’s brown, corduroy material. My face would probably have the red “corduroy lines” across it for a while, but I didn’t care. Looking after my small daughter as she watched back to back episodes of My Little Pony ™ was …

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My friend was angry at first, then she burst into tears. I had been there a few years earlier so I listened for a long while before sharing anything.  Someone slammed into the back of her car at a red light, then sped away.  The tail lights were broken and the bumper was barely hanging …

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“Caramel Nut Latte? That sounds incredible. I’ll have that.” We were at Dunkin Donuts™. My husband loves donuts, but has an interesting history with them in South East Asia. This was the first time he expected a certain flavor, but experienced an unwelcome shock to his senses after the first bite. The restaurant was advertising “Caramel …

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You can't save the world. You weren't meant to. But it's easy to want to. People don't know God. Marriages fall apart. Career paths suddenly change. Children rebel. Loved ones have serious health problems. Horrific events scar communities-- the stories are on the news everyday.  An endless stream of media bombards us with the world's …

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Dear International Worker, Sad goodbyes are okay. They can even be good. Not easy, but good. If you're saying goodbye for an extended period of time, and reciprocated love, sadness over separation, and tears are happening, you know you are blessed. In the past week I've said goodbye many times. None of it was easy, but …

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Coffee House Night will happen eight days after we leave. I noticed it on the calendar yesterday. A sudden reminder that soon I will say goodbye to people and routines I love. I knew this time was coming, but still feel sad about not being here when Coffee House Night happens. We attend these evenings …

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Dear International Worker, Around nine years ago, during my first week of career service in South Asia, I walked past a store window and saw the quote from the meme I've shared above. "Because I'm loving every wonderful, horrible minute of this" I laughed. Not just because I was enjoying my first week on the …

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