In the early 1980s a...
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In the early 1980s a certain U.S. Ambassador to a small Latin American country gained a notorious reputation because of his arrogance and jingoism. He had been in the diplomatic corps for 15 years and had previously worked in U.S. embassies in Europe and Asia. When asked how he liked living in Latin America he replied that he didn't really care where he was sent as long as the silver table service matched. He could serve anywhere in the world, in rich countries and poor, as long as he wasn't personally deprived of the lifestyle to which he had been accustomed. He held in contempt the people of Latin America because of their customs, their religion, and their poverty.
He openly promoted military intervention in order to guarantee U.S. access to the natural resources of that country. During his time in that embassy he fractured not simply a personal relationship, but an international one. He represented the United States. Those Latin American people could only conclude that the ambassador was a reflection on how all U.S. citizens think and behave.
We are sent into the world as ambassadors for Christ with the message of reconciliation. Do we deliver a message of arrogance and superiority, or do we deliver the message with which Christ has entrusted us?
--Kaul
He openly promoted military intervention in order to guarantee U.S. access to the natural resources of that country. During his time in that embassy he fractured not simply a personal relationship, but an international one. He represented the United States. Those Latin American people could only conclude that the ambassador was a reflection on how all U.S. citizens think and behave.
We are sent into the world as ambassadors for Christ with the message of reconciliation. Do we deliver a message of arrogance and superiority, or do we deliver the message with which Christ has entrusted us?
--Kaul
