{"id":3043,"date":"2015-05-30T09:35:42","date_gmt":"2015-05-30T14:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/?p=3043"},"modified":"2015-05-30T09:45:31","modified_gmt":"2015-05-30T14:45:31","slug":"you-served-us-north-park-seminary-team-in-congo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/2015\/05\/you-served-us-north-park-seminary-team-in-congo\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;You served us,&#8221; North Park Seminary team in Congo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3046\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/05\/Max-Carolyn-640x480.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3046\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3046\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/05\/Max-Carolyn-640x480-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Max Lee teaching with Carolyn Johnson translating\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/05\/Max-Carolyn-640x480-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/05\/Max-Carolyn-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3046\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Max Lee teaching with Carolyn Johnson translating<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI came with a heart to serve the church and the students at UPU (the Ubangi Protestant University), but you have served me,\u201d commented Dr. Max Lee at the end of his 10 day visit to Congo.\u00a0 He went on to comment: \u201cI learned it\u2019s not just me alone.\u00a0 We need each other and need to work together, to depend on each other.\u00a0 You challenged me with how you depend on each other\u2019.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3050\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/05\/students-in-class-best-640x480.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3050\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3050\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/05\/students-in-class-best-640x480-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"UPU and NPTS students together in class\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/05\/students-in-class-best-640x480-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/05\/students-in-class-best-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3050\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UPU and NPTS students together in class<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Max, Professor of New Testament at North Park Theological Seminary, was part of a team of 10 from NPTS to visit Congo May 16-26.\u00a0 The team was led by Paul DeNeui, Professor of Intercultural Studies and Missiology.\u00a0 It was composed of Paul, Max, Dr. Carolyn Johnson, adjunct NPTS professor and 7 students.\u00a0 The team had two primary objectives:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Max taught a class on forgiveness and reconciliation to the NPTS and UPU students together. Carolyn did the translation.<\/li>\n<li>Cross-cultural learning and understanding everyone.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The cross-cultural learning was the most interesting and (for some NPTS students) challenging.\u00a0 The students and Carolyn were paired up and were hosted by fellow Congolese students during the week of school, Sunday through Friday night.\u00a0 Paul and Max were hosted by Congolese school leaders living at IPOK where UPU is located.\u00a0 Everyone walked to and from school each day, some walking as far as 1.6 miles one way.\u00a0\u00a0 The host families provided breakfasts and suppers.\u00a0 Lunch at noon was a piece of bread, roasted peanuts and bananas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/05\/walkling-to-from-4-640x480.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3053\" 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little if any French and the Congolese very little English, learning took place by living together.\u00a0 Ellie VerGowe\u2019s comment is an indication of the impact this trip had. \u201d<em>It was such a joy to worship with you.\u00a0 I was a little nervous to be in a host family as I do not know Lingala or French.\u00a0 God helped us cross those barriers and we became family.\u00a0 I\u2019m thankful for my family here.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3051\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/05\/singing-together-640x480.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3051\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3051\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/05\/singing-together-640x480-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"singing together in class\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" 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Paul<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And what was our role for this trip?\u00a0 First, we were there and available, but for most of the week we didn\u2019t see the students.\u00a0 Late in the week we provided a place of respite when one student got sick for half a day.\u00a0 We helped prepare a few items for the host homes.\u00a0 On the last weekend we provided a dinner, a couple breakfasts and a sack lunch for their return flight to Kinshasa.\u00a0 In short, hospitality as mission.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3049\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/05\/Mon-breakfast.-table-for-13-640x480.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3049\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3049\" 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