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The Cultural Mistake That Nearly Ended Their Mission Work
What happens when one misunderstood conversation nearly gets missionaries kicked out of an unreached people group?
In this episode, missionary Luke Thek shares what it’s really like learning the language and culture of the Uruwa people in Papua New Guinea. From painful cultural misunderstandings to the massive importance of Bible translation, Luke explains why missionaries spend years learning the heart language before teaching Scripture.
He tells the shocking story of how one direct response created a broken relationship, public shame and even danger for a mission plane — all because he…
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