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Understanding Local World View From AB, 2004: Interview with MD: - different between asian and American values o differences between sexes o group orientation § us: individualistic § asia: so group orientated · huge “our” “our” “our” · even man says “our wife” - relationships in Korea o keep trust value w/ peers o closeness (no extra space in Korea) - read local newspaper - remember: they may also be proud of their country - Korea: sense of bigger/larger being o Concept of a deity above all other spirits o Chose the name of that deity for the name of God - Koreans have strongest Confucianism, communism, Buddhism, and Christianity in Asia o Old time missionary was asked by Bryan Gumble why Christianity flourished in Korea: because they are not ashamed of the gospel of Chrisst. Interview with EB: - always remember you’re a guest, be ready to change - idea of culture shock o how will you accept the culture o have to act as a guest, welcome their culture, be ready to change - language key - learn their language, you’lll want to give up, but it’s really really worth it - Lord will give you a loving attitude, be willing to chang - How does missionary meet their spiritual life? o It’s not easy o Make sure you’re strong in your own devotional life
Interview with WF: - 2 most impressionable things o came to understand the ugliness of idolatry § to believe in reality of the demonic § hadn’t believed in before/in seminary § it realy does happen § used to be very interested in comparative religion § first there: went to temples/idols looking at it § saw ugliness and force/reality of it § one woman sharing in prayer meeting § why is it hard to sell a house across the street of a temple? · Everybody else knows that nobody wants to buy a house across the street from a temple don’t like to have their temple blocked · It’s part of the culture, maybe it does happen but people just won’t buy that house § also if a person became a Christian the parents would almost disown them § the gods will seek revenge on the rest of the family § if something bad happens to the family they blame that child § religion of fear and bondage § kid hears “Jesus loves the little children” · asks mom “do the gods in the temple love us?” · mom says “I’ve never heard of anything like that, I just fear them.
From JJ, 2003 Definition: Understanding the local world view on the mission field is one of the most important things one can and has to do. This ranges from the jobs of the people to some of their religious practices to how many people they can marry to the food that they eat, and the list goes on and on. It is important to in some sense be a part of that local world view. If the people there are farmers, guess what? There is a pretty good chance that you will do some farming yourself. We use the world view as a tool also to understand the best way in which we can present the Gospel to those people where they are. Movie: Spreading the Gospel is important to the people on the mission field too. Now the people put their trust in Christ instead of old traditions; e.g. putting a stick on a roof so the witch doesn’t come and curse the baby that is to be born. Interview with Jim Found: Typically in Taiwan, husbands taught or made the income and wives stayed at home. Typically in Taiwan there were small houses and kids played on the streets. Many people also had barbeques on the streets. Everyone was very neighborly. Most people in Taiwan didn’t have an oven so baking was a good way to get to know people. Their life-style was very slow paced. There were a lot of rice fields. So naturally the people there ate a lot of stir-fry. Ancestor worship was the main religion in Taiwan. Interview with Delores: Delores said that she and her had to deal with understanding the local worldview in a couple of ways. They were in China and helping people learn English. Just the way that they lived was different from the United States.
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