Anyone who has spent any time in another country knows about adjustments and acculturation. Missionaries spend years, sometime a lifetime, in a culture very different from their native of "home" culture. For a century foreign missionaries lived and worked in Korea. I was the child of Korea missionaries. It took me many years to realize all the ways that the Korea experience impacted my life.

My book is being published. Special early bird price is available until Oct. 1. You can order online http://www.kirkhouse.com/Books/An_Intricate_Tapestry. Part of the proceeds go to support the important health and nutrition projects of Christian Friends of Korea in North Korea: http://www.cfk.org/

The book is a collection of stories, observations, and memoirs from many of the Korea missionaries and missionary kids. I have woven their stories with my own to explore our adventures in acculturation.

Since leaving the mission life in Korea I have traveled extensively and lived outside of the United States again. Although the stories in my book are specific to Korea, anyone who has traveled or lived in another country can relate. Many immigrants and refugees have their own acculturation stories and struggles. I see many parallels between my own life and those of the foreign families I care for in the clinic.

Donna Sidwell DeGracia