Integrating into a new culture

As I was speaking to the class in Spanish about the rules, I noticed one of my students with a puzzled expression and then simultaneously the class yelled, "Arnold, doesn't speak Spanish". I quickly apologized and was reminded of my first few years entering the country as a foreigner. Arnold is Chinese and came here with his parents for their work. He came to the school where I am now teaching English because it is an all-English school, but sometimes Spanish comes out easier. Arnold is one of more than twenty students who are from China, South Korea, India, or the United States who do not speak Spanish well or at all. As Nayeli and I start our new adventure teaching at a Christian school with the goal of helping students find their purposes in life, we are reminded of how difficult it is to enter a new culture and language. Mexico is an "honor and shame" type of culture, driven by service orientation and community. This is very different from the other cultures these kids come from. And like any school, there are tons of slang, traditions, jokes and exclusive groups you need to understand. Can you imagine entering a new country, culture and language all at once while entering a new school with no friends and no idea how things work?? Nayeli noticed this and has started to think about how she can help these kids. She has started to walk alongside a few of these kids and has been doing her best to help them integrate well, but it is a challenge! One of the kids is fun but doesn't understand the other kids and they do not understand him and so he gets picked on a lot or yelled at or worse, ignored. Nayeli is doing her best to teach him about her culture and help him, but she can't control the other kids. It reminded me of my process of entering Mexico and the process of any new believer. How do we welcome new people into the Kingdom culture or how do we treat others who are not believers? How do we walk with them, help them understand The Word, pray, understand a church service, etc etc etc. Are we loving them in the way THEY need it, so they may feel a part of God's culture and learn their purpose in life? Or do we treat them as the kids in school do, ignore them, judge them, make jokes, or worse, push them away because they're different? We have a challenge from Jesus, to love others as He did and right now in the world we live in, it is so important but it is only the first step. After that, we need to walk with others, especially those who are different and seek to help them find salvation and purpose in God. Integrating into the culture of God can be very difficult and everyone has their process and their purpose from God that we need to honor. Nayeli and I have the challenge of hundreds of students and the rest of our community. Who is your challenge? What are you doing about it?