{"id":2729,"date":"2013-11-13T13:53:59","date_gmt":"2013-11-13T13:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/?p=2729"},"modified":"2013-11-13T13:53:59","modified_gmt":"2013-11-13T13:53:59","slug":"the-mountain-we-are-climbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/2013\/11\/13\/the-mountain-we-are-climbing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mountain We Are Climbing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to the participants in our training learning a language is like&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Putting together a puzzle you are missing half the pieces to<\/li>\n<li>Becoming 3 years old again<\/li>\n<li>Trying to make a home on a new planet<\/li>\n<li>Being lost in the woods with no trail or map<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When asked to draw a picture of entering another culture was like this is what my group drew<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2742\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2742\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030583.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2742 \" title=\"P1030583\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030583-e1383930076416.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030583-e1383930076416.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030583-e1383930076416-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2742\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">They said it was like a mountain to climb<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2743\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2743\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030584.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2743 \" title=\"P1030584\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030584-e1383930405603.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030584-e1383930405603.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030584-e1383930405603-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2743\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We arrive and stick out as much as this couple who are dressed in fancy clothes to climb this mountain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2744\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2744\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030585.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2744 \" title=\"P1030585\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030585-e1383930518381.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030585-e1383930518381.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030585-e1383930518381-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2744\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We begin the breaking process of the climb, which involves striping off so much of who we are with much pain and tears<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2745\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2745\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030586.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2745 \" title=\"P1030586\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030586-e1383931016663.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030586-e1383931016663.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030586-e1383931016663-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We are being pulled up to the top to the people God has sent us to love, who are in so many ways unaware of the hardship of the climb.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This process is incredibly difficult and humbling.\u00a0 It is also completely unnatural, as we so naturally cling to what is familiar and comfortable.\u00a0 It is for this reason that I am here training to help people through this process. It is something that I am very passionate about because I believe in the importance of not just living overseas, but entering into the world of the people we are called to love.<\/p>\n<p><strong>At this Training&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2737\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2737\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030543.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2737 \" title=\"P1030543\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030543.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030543.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030543-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030543-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We have been at a camp surrounded by beauty!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2739\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2739\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030549.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2739 \" title=\"P1030549\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030549.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030549.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030549-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030549-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Slept in a room filled with 96 bunk beds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2740\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2740\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030557.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2740 \" title=\"P1030557\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030557.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030557.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030557-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030557-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We have been daily reminded of why we are doing what we do<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2734\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2734\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030533.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2734 \" title=\"P1030533\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030533-e1383998104944.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030533-e1383998104944.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030533-e1383998104944-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I was reunited with some old friend<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2741\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2741\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030561.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2741 \" title=\"P1030561\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030561.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030561.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030561-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030561-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I lead my first table group through the training<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2732\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2732\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2013\/11\/P1030521.jpg\"><img 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