The Application of Youth With A Mission’s Foundational Values Through Different Cultural Lenses

58 CHAPTER FOUR Results In the process of the interviews, I separated the answers of the participants into two different groups. One of those groups is the participants from individualistic cultures and the other is those who come from collectivistic cultures. I wanted to see if there are any differences or similarities between the two different groups. To not use their names, I classified them as “I-1 to I-5 for the individualist group. And for the collectivist, I classified them from C-1 to C-5. The first question was still in an “ice breaker” mode, but it did have a purpose. I wanted to tap into insight on the foundational value “function in teams” in the context of being in a multicultural environment. The first question in the interview was, “What is something you have enjoyed about working in a multicultural setting in your time serving in YWAM?” One resounding answer that came from all of the participants answered some type of learning from different cultures. Three of them (two individualists and one collectivist) shared how they enjoyed being confronted. One individualist said, "So you know, I've never enjoyed it in the moment, but certainly sometimes I'm confronted by my own, my own arrogance. My own, you know where I think my way is better." (I-1, personal communication, Feb 4, 2021). A collectivist said, "Being confronted with my own mindset how I grew up." (C-3, personal communication, Feb 10, 2021). She continued sharing about the need to travel to different nations to get her U of N degree, "It forced me to go and do schools in poorer nations. And it forced me to look at myself in a very, very different mirror."