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Page 1: Expectations. Defining Expectations Expectations The act of state of looking forward of anticipating

Expectations

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Defining Expectations

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The act of state of looking forward of anticipating

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“But, as with anything else… there are unforeseen complications lying like

crocodiles among the green river grass.” St. Kilda (Elmer, 2002, p. 54)

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“Everyone has expectations about life in another culture. These gremlins hide in

our pockets and sit unseen on our shoulders.”

(Elmer, 2002, p. 54)

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My Expectation My Reality

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My Expectation

Study hard and learn language well

My Reality

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My Expectation

Study hard and learn language well

My Reality

Language was frustrating. Slow progress. Couldn’t spend the time I wanted to on language study because I had small children.

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My Expectation

Good relationships with coworkers.

My Reality

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My Expectation

Good relationships with coworkers.

My Reality

Had conflict with our assigned supervisor from the Language & Orientation Committee.

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My Expectation

We went to do church planting among the least reached Hakka people.

My Reality

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My Expectation

We went to do church planting among the least reached Hakka people.

My Reality

We had to push the L&O Committee and the field council to place us in a Hakka church plant for our internship.

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My Expectation

Thought we’d be in church planting internship with Isabel or Scott & Leslie

My Reality

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My Expectation

Thought we’d be in church planting internship with Isabel or Scott & Leslie

My Reality

Isabel had left Taiwan by the time we started our internship and the Powells were moving to Taichung as Area Director.

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My Expectation

Thought we would work with a national pastor for our internship and would be mentored by him in some way.

My Reality

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My Expectation

Thought we would work with a national pastor for our internship and would be mentored by him in some way.

My Reality

Pastor was Hakka Chinese from Indonesia. He was threatened by us and went around town gossiping and spreading untruth about us and our SEND coworker.

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My Expectation

Things would be okay at home with our family.

My Reality

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My Expectation

Things would be okay at home with our family.

My Reality

Tom’s dad died in an accident 3 months after we arrived on the field.

My grandmother died from negligence in her nursing home.

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My Expectation

Thought we’d be in Taiwan forever or at least until retirement!

My Reality

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My Expectation

Thought we’d be in Taiwan forever or at least until retirement!

My Reality

God moved us to China after our first term.

Cancer diagnosis for our 2 year old son brings us back to the States in 2004.

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My Expectation

Stinky streets from the sewer system and heat

My Reality

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My Expectation

Stinky streets from the sewer system and heat

My Reality

Stinky bathroom – the odor from the sewer came right up the pipes in our old house.

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My Expectation

Thought I would make friends with Taiwanese.

My Reality

Never could have imagined the deep friendships that would develop with Taiwanese.

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How do we manage our own expectations?

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How do we manage our own expectations?

Set realistic expectations

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How do we manage our own expectations?

Set realistic expectationsIdentify expectations ahead of time

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How do we deal with unmet expectations?

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How do we deal with unmet expectations?

Stop

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How do we deal with unmet expectations?

StopSuspend judgment

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How do we deal with unmet expectations?

StopSuspend judgment

Ask why

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Expectations

How do we deal with unmet expectations?

StopSuspend judgment

Ask whyPray

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