tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053166517761482874.post4553628495782320383..comments2012-02-01T16:22:44.129-06:00Comments on Goedker Family Missions: Update on the Current Political Climate in GuatemalaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053166517761482874.post-82502073397039864522012-02-01T16:22:44.129-06:002012-02-01T16:22:44.129-06:00Sorry it took so long to respond. For some reason ...Sorry it took so long to respond. For some reason I just got your comment. But I agree. There has probably been much damage here due to missionaries. Corporations... Probably, but I don't know so much about that. The "typical" missionaries many times try to impose our culture. However, although there are many good things in the American culture, not everything is better. And because of that we must be careful. There are many good cultural aspects here in Guatemala too. So one must walk a fine line seasoned with discernment. We are learning, little by little, of the heritage and the background of the land here and are making many good friends. The language is coming too. We can always learn more in regards to that... As far as having humility goes... I understand that I don't have all God's answers. If I did, my god wouldn't be the God of the Bible. But the Bible DOES hold all of the answers to life, both in the present and eternal, and I humbly try to teach those I meet here what the Bible says and how it can make us live a better, more victorious life.David Goedkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14474510703878234808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053166517761482874.post-81069792912529363582010-01-19T04:59:52.183-06:002010-01-19T04:59:52.183-06:00You are coming into a culture that had a rich and ...You are coming into a culture that had a rich and vital spiritual tradition that has been devastated by foreign missionaries and corporations. What do you know of this heritage? Of this land? Of the language? Do you have the humility to learn from this culture rather than come as another arrogant American who thinks they have all God's answers? I hope you can be respectful and allow this beautiful culture to change you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com