Q and A

Question: How could Bruce live with the Motilone tribe for so long without questioning any of their customs?

Answer: Usually, when someone enters into another culture they find that there are certain things that either bother them or else just make them question the way of doing things. I know that there are several times in which I was either frustrated with the way things worked in Korea or else I just did not understand why things were done the way they are done. However, I did not notice either of this in the book, Bruchko. It seems as if Bruce adjusts to the new culture without any problems. Either this was simply left out of the book because of unimportance or Bruce was prepared enough emotionally and physically to allow God to adjust him into the new culture. In some ways, Bruce did question some of the Motilone tribe's "customs" but this was only the fact that the Motilone people did not care about one another. Even in this, Bruce knew that this was only true because the Motilone people did not know the truth about God's love. I admire this in Bruce because he is very respectful of the culture of the Motilone people. In seeing how the other missionaries had tried to change the Indians into a North Americans society, Bruce learned that respecting the culture is more effective in preaching the gospel. Instead of following after the traditional way of being a missionary, Bruce followed the things that God told him to do and provided the way for him to complete His perfect plan.