YOU LIKE, YOU BUY!

Yesterday afternoon I had an "Open Market" activity for our Emanate families.  In most of the countries that we work, our missionaries will be buying a lot of things at an open market.  It can be quite a culture shock to try to buy things in an "Open Market".  There will be all sorts of sights, sounds, and even smells that hit us.  There might be dogs, chickens, or even pigs, running around.  Many times there is raw meat or fish being sold and in the heat it can intensify those smells. There might be loud music blaring and vendors yellings things out to you to try to entice you to buy some of their goods. And then doing it in another language can be hard and intimidating. Therefore with this activity we try introduce our families to an open market, buying something from someone who is speaking another language, with loud music blaring, with a pungent smell in the air.

Fasten Your Seatbelts. There Could Be Turbulence

There is a lot of evidence of the tremedous benefits there are in making role-play a part of training.  This is not just for children but for adults as well.  Branches of the military, emergency response groups and companies do all sorts of role play in their training.  It builds confidence and helps to have a better outcome. (Even for experienced missionaries, traveling through airports can increase a persons stress level.) And that is why I added this airport event to help prepare our families for the many hours of traveling that is ahead of them.  This year we only have two student families with children that would benefit from our Ethnos Airlines Event.  Therefore, I invited two more families who have not flown as a family before , so they could experience some of what it would be like to go through an airport with their children.  Our flight attendant, immigration officer, and custom's official were all bilingual.  So our children were also hearing other languages spoken through their journey.  I am thankful for my team of volunteers who dressed and acted very professional to make this airport event as realistic as possible.  I also want to acknowledge  my hubby for all he does to support this important ministry.  He puts in countless hours setting up and tearing down and I could not do my events without his help.  

 Ready for Check-In

 Nothing is going to Get Past these TSA Offiers

 Our Ethnos Airline Flight Crew

Our Gate Agent will Only Let Ticketed Passengers  Board The Aircraft

 Our Immigartions and Customs Officers 

Arriving in PNG 

 Our Wonderful Team of Volunteers