Friday, November 9, 2007

The "Beginnings" of a Tsunami

So I was talking to this one UOG (University of Guam) student from Chuuk and as part of introducing myself, I relate to him that I was a Christian. Suddenly he became defensive and said, "What works for you may not work for everybody else." Then he walked off.

As I watch him went his way, I began contemplating the situation. I suddenly realized that I was looking at Postmodernism. This was my first introduction to the idea of what is Postmodernism, in a real life situation. It was also my first time to witness it here in Micronesia. And of all people, it came from a Chuukese. Even if the internet may be slow in coming to the remote islands of Micronesia, the ideas that the Western world espouse are already pouring in.

The fact of the matter is, only a tiny fraction of the Christians here at Micronesia understands the situation. And the few of us that tries to grasp the situation are pathetically un-prepared, untrained, and raw. Is the Micronesian church ready to face its future? Not yet. But in time, it will. This sure is a golden opportunity.

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