-And I am participating in an exchange of language and culture, with international people, as part of the organisation Mundo Lingo. Part of my work is moderating - and kick-starting - discussions in a (online) chat-group about Japanese language and culture. +And I'm moderating and kick-starting discussions in a (online) chat-group +about Japanese language and culture. (Under the organisation called Mundo Lingo).
This challenges me to improve my mastery of the Japanese language.
-I do not ask for a salary for my work with Mundo Lingo - in my limited knowledge, nobody in Mundo Lingo gets a salary - but I do feel rewarded with friendships and what internationals share with me, about their home culture and language. +
+I'm deciding if I want to continue (ad-hoc) +work at a hospital. The name of my job is "sitter", and I attend to patients, +and help nurses out. Circumstances related to Covid - and people's reactions to Covid - give me pause.
-What else am I doing? -
- -From a Biblical perspective, I am called to -serve mankind, and to "go and make disciples of all nations". ( - -The gospel of Matthew, Chapter 28, Verses 19 and 20). -
- -(I am especially bold to do so, after witnessing how God fulfils Biblical prophecies. For example, Lord Jesus Christ predicted that - "the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven". (Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 24, Verse 30). - Who is this "Son of Man"? Well, -Lord Jesus calls himself the "Son of Man" (as written in many parts of the Bible). True enough, on 21st of December 2020, Jupiter and Saturn appeared close together in the evening sky - (from our point of view on Earth). In many news reports, this occurrence - called a conjunction - also had - the name of "Christmas Star".) - -
-But I have learnt the hard way that I have to -be considerate to others when preaching the gospel. - People tend to avoid a barking dog. - +
Recently I've made effort to figure out what people want +in such times. Trying to build - or cultivate - reciprocal relationships. +"You need to give in order to receive," Derek Sivers wrote.
-Updated on 5 May 2021. +
Updated on 18 May 2021, from Singapore.
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