Leaning Culture

After watching “Reading an Image in the Other Context: A Visual Essay by Paul Jenkins" I have learned that I don't know much of anything about other cultures. Initially looking at the picture I would have thought of it as just an old picture of a black family, but after hearing and learning about the context of the picture I was stunned because I would have never known many of the things that the picture represented. I have learned that it is necessary to understand someones background and culture to be a better witness to them. For example, if a missionary didn't do his/her research and freely ate bacon in the town they went to and that town turned out to be predominately Muslim then their witness would more than likely be disregarded so knowing the context of where one lives or goes to do ministry is crucial to their witness and for building relationships.