Our Vision
Cross Cultures. Connect Hearts.
Jesus is the Incarnation of God. He took on flesh and Became our Salvation.
This means He walked amongst people; he touched them; He felt what they felt; He spoke their language; He read their body language … and responded.
“Then He said to go and do likewise; that we would do even more than He did; that we should let our lights so shine before others, that they may see our good deeds and glorify our Father in heaven.”
Jesus’ model is our mandate. Cross Cultural Connections is made up of very normal humans who have chosen to follow Jesus. When we make Him the Lord of our lives, God empowers us with His Holy Spirit, living in us, to make choices that we would never have made in our own strength.
We choose to follow Him. And He chooses to lead us to people who are the most invisible, forgotten and abused. He always knows right where they are, and how to Love them well. He knows how to cross into their culture and connect with their hearts. He knows how to put the fire in our spirits to as for His Will, because He is showing it to us, on a daily basis. In the swirling chaos of war, where the first casualty is truth, we will not be swayed or moved. The Truth is, chose to love anyway. Reach out beyond your comfort zone to those the world looks the other way from. Transcend indifference. Overcome guilt and shame.
To cross cultures effectively, and actually connect in a way that values the people we came for requires a respect for them.
It means we show up, and we are immersed in their culture. We have a passionate love that can’t be quenched. It requires a pre-existing deep relationship with God, empowered by Holy Spirit, through the powerful Blood of Jesus Christ. It means being humble enough to risk failure and being misunderstood, yet courageous enough to be heard for the sake of Justice.
Sustainable change means passing the baton. This is not about our teams; this is about when the local church is equipped and we can take a step back and they stand fully on their own. We walk into the future of the bigger picture, when Peace has taken root, at the grassroots level. Every people group and tribe will stand exuberantly shoulder to shoulder. "For as the waters fill the sea, the earth will be filled with an awareness of the glory of the LORD." (Hab. 2:14 NLT)
At CCC we are honored to serve teams of many people doing just that. Explore our site. Welcome. We're glad you're here!
Meet the folks Crossing Over. They are champions!
Hannah Sadik
Executive Director,
Cross Cultural Connections