You should never side with 3% of the population, it puts you in a tiny minority. In Taiwan, only 3% of the population considers themselves followers of Christ.
However, 24 leaders just finished Crown’s Leading Steward’s Course. Our Board Chairman was leading the charge. Donald Wu is pictured below leading a prayer for the work getting ready to begin in this island nation.
He is one of the prinipal officers in an extremely large textile company. He is well respected in all kinds of circles in Taiwan. He’s been a great friend of mine for several years now.
Getting to this training was no easy effort for him. He cut his visit to the US short and left right after his nephew’s wedding. This was the day before we started the training. He came straight from his travels (up all night in the air, then all night again so he could travel with his wife to their home city, Tainan and back). He refused to leave and give his body the rest it was desperately calling for. He was committed to this training and to what it could mean for his country.
It’s leaders like Donald that make me want to bet on the …
When I first started flying international, I had a camera stolen from a delayed bag that was trying to catch up with me in Selcuk, Turkey.
Though only responsible for a portion of the four flights to get me there, Northwest Airlines gave me the full original value of the camera, and paid for the two disposable cameras I bought to replace it.
The total bill was $211. They paid every penny, profusely apologizing for the incident. They decided to act like contributors to a customer; trusting me.
Since that day I have easily bought more than $100,000 of plane tickets with their company (including sending lots of team members on them). Their contributor spirit had won me over, and I believe it has paid for them to be a contributor. At least in their transactions with me.
Delta Airlines carries a different reputation with me. Last summer I was traveling home from Springfield, MO. I had a ticket that had been verified by Delta on the phone and by internet (I had to check because I had not used the …
Alex, Wayne Smith and I will be on our way to Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines.
The next week will be filled with preparation for the trip, as well as making sure everything here is taken care of and running well during my absence.
Your prayers are appreciated. Korea and Taiwan have never had the Leading Stewards Course presented in their nations. My hope and prayer is that it ignites a fire. Both countries have incredibly committed people that are rigorous in their pursuit of knowledge and process. It seems like this course could be a good fit.
I promise to keep the blog updated with up to the minute prayer requests, praises updates and video updates while we are on the road.
Training people to inspire change from consumers to contributors is not easy, but it’s especially difficult in a culture very different from our own.
