106 His Mission, Our Mission me to acknowledge and appreciate the presence of God in my daily life. Through prayer, I have come to recognize the blessings that arise from every situation and circumstance that I encounter. The act of prayer has allowed me to see the world through the eyes of faith, which has been a source of unwavering hope and inspiration for me. Community life setting presented challenges for me, as members came from diverse cultural backgrounds. While we shared the common goal of training to become missionaries and proclaim the Word of God, learning to live together as a multicultural group proved to be a difficult challenge. I had to navigate and reconcile differences in personality, attitudes, food, and ways of living. This experience was valuable, as it helped me learn how to communicate effectively, adapt to new people and cultures, and find common ground with others. Though it was tough at first, through time, prayer, and understanding, these challenges and difficulties were transformed into blessings, allowing me to become more understanding and open to my fellow group members. One of the significant aspects of SVD spirituality is interculturality, and I was privileged to have the opportunity to immerse myself in different cultures and languages. Though I grew up with Lanna culture (the Northern culture of Thailand), I found myself in the SVD community with no Thai members, which caused me initial panic. However, this quickly transformed into an opportunity to learn and live as a missionary in many various contexts. I was sent to the northeastern region in Udon Thani and Bueng Kan provinces, where I was under the supervision of a Vietnamese missionary and an American missionary. This gave me a glimpse into the other cultures and attitudes of foreign missionaries.
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