Well... I had my first cross cultural encounter of the trip as I was leaving Adelaide airport. As we were boarding an olive skinned man with a turban nodded in a friendly manner toward me and so I smiled back and greeted him "Salaam Alakoum". He looked blank and one of his friends came up and told me he doesnt speak English. When I explained that I had used Arabic he looked at me and replied "But we are from India."
Whoops!
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Great site Steve.
You have a massive support crew and fanbase with your Church Family in Adelaide praying for every step of your journey.
Thanks. And yeah, I feel encouraged and supported by so many people at home. Soon we will need to explore ways of transferring that support to the people of Awiel. Cheers.
Hey Steve, we have been praying for you...mainly so you don't make great cross cultural mistakes like this one :-)
If you send me and email I will fix the date and time stamps for you. I just need the password etc.
Cheers,
Mark
Thanks Mark. Youre a champ!
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