Avoiding the White Saviour Complex in Cross-cultural Work Part 2
Lord Jesus, help us to act justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly with you and with those we are reaching out to.
Lord Jesus, help us to act justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly with you and with those we are reaching out to.
‘Lord Jesus, help us to live amongst those we are seeking to reach with the same grace and humility you showed when you came to live among us..’
Arise and Go! Susie Howe reflects on the Unreached Network Online Conference June 2022.
It was whilst we were in Zimbabwe that we began to appreciate how important names are in different cultures. Names are deeply personal. They help to define us and give us a sense of identity
Jean Johnson, We Are Not the Hero: A Missionary’s Guide For Sharing Christ, Not A Culture of Dependency. Sisters, Oregon: Deep River Books, 2012. A Review by Susie Howe. When I was in primary school, I already had a fierce passion for justice for those who were poor or oppressed. Whenever anyone teased or bullied …
Who May We Be Overlooking? The hot, African sun was beating on my head as I walked through a camp for internally displaced people in Soroti, Uganda. Line upon line of closely packed thatched huts provided temporary shelter for those displaced by the cruel ravages of the Lord’s Resistance Army who were destroying villages …