tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290669098455554730.post4388513125025442414..comments2018-12-07T04:19:06.471-08:00Comments on The Course Of Understanding: International Churchcalebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15385366765861509339noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290669098455554730.post-78893394047014149602009-03-10T16:36:00.000-07:002009-03-10T16:36:00.000-07:00Goodness in Dubai I can imagine!! You could proba...Goodness in Dubai I can imagine!! You could probably hold a model UN in most of the buildings in that city. Yeah, probably all English, but I remember something said to me by a friend who was a missionary in the Philippines for 15 years: "most of them spoke English, but I knew that Tegalog would always be their heart language." So he learned Tegalog. That's why I think foreign language will retain it's usefullness for a few generations yet.<BR/> Handshakes! Yes! Then you'll be thrillled to know that my youngest elementary school students have taken to dog-piling me when I walk into their class. :-) <BR/> Thanks for the comment!calebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15385366765861509339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290669098455554730.post-41660064636172865212009-03-10T07:46:00.000-07:002009-03-10T07:46:00.000-07:00What an amazing experience! An American friend liv...What an amazing experience! An American friend living in Dubai mentioned being in church surrounded by people from all parts of the world. He loved the idea they had all come together to worship the same God....but never mentioned the language issue (perhaps being Dubai, it was all English).<BR/><BR/>I love that you actually had physical contact in the warmth of handshakes!!!<BR/><BR/>CQAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com