Make Haste SLOWLY!

“Many missionaries and cross-cultural workers today get very little advance exposure to the realities and vagaries of culture before being asked to navigate within a new one. In a ‘flat,’ global world, some who deploy cross-cultural workers don’t feel such equipping is as necessary as it was before. But sadly, many of those Ill-equipped workers quickly drop below the ‘go-home’ line. Many never recover, spending their entire (often short) overseas careers confused and frustrated. Don Smith has always been one who believed that workers will be more effective when they understand culture – what makes people tick; what makes them different – and special. For better communication, effectiveness and satisfaction, cross-cultural workers today need to discover again the wonders and beauties of culture. This book provides some of the best and most readable, entertaining, and valuable insights into culture I’ve seen anywhere. Read it. Enjoy it. Live it.”

Dr. Dan Brewster,

Director, Academic Programs,

Compassion International.  Malaysia

“Make haste slowly!

If you did not experience some of the frustrations, surprises or encounters you meet in ‘Make Haste Slowly’ you have not been a missionary or development worker for any length of time.

Study it before you go abroad, return to it frequently during your service – and when years later you take it down from the bookshelf be reminded of forgotten events where the book made a positive difference in your work.”

Flemming Kramp,

Former General Secretary,    

Danish Missionary Council

“I am honored to have had Dr. Donald K. Smith as my professor at Western Seminary and as my Pastor at Faith Baptist Church during the early nineties in Portland, Oregon. He has been my model, mentor and prayer partner. His life has inspired and influenced me even as I serve the Lord in the North East India. Make Haste Slowly is an outcome of three decades of grass-root practical experience in communicating the Good News of salvation in Africa. This book is a must read as a handbook for all who are intending to serve the Lord in the cross-cultural context. With this ninth edition, the book is much more comprehensive both in theory and practical ways of communication. I recommend this book to mission practitioners and organizations that are involve in cross-cultural missions.”

Dr. J.M. Ngul Khan Pau,

Senior Consultant,  

Development Associates International, India

“I am pleased that Make Haste Slowly has been published in a revised and expanded format. Long a valuable tool for cross cultural workers in East and Central Africa, the new edition offers a broader readership the insights and time-tested principles for communicating cross culturally that Don Smith has refined over decades of teaching, research and interaction with people from around the globe. I highly recommend this book to anyone who desires to communicate more effectively, whether in their own culture or another.”
 

Dr. Garry Morgan,

Professor of Intercultural Studies and

Director of Global Initiatives, Northwestern College,

St. Paul, Minnesota, USA