What draws many visitors to the Doulos is its diverse crew. There are over 50 different countries represented on the ship. In America, we take for granted the fact that we are a melting pot. Particularly in NYC its normal to see Blacks, Whites, Hispanics and Asians all living within the same neighborhood. But Asian countries are quite homogenous. For them its intriguing to see so many people from different backgrounds all living and working together in peace. At the end of most port visits, the Doulos puts on a show called International Night. The program consist of many musical and dance performances from various cultures around the world. Some of the performances included a American Swing Dancing, Philippine Tikiling Dance, Tae Kwon Do, African Gumboot dance, and Scottish Dances. I participated in a parade of nations, dressed up as a cowboy. I assured people that every american dresses that way back home and rides a horse to work. Yee Haw!
While the performance is a lot of fun, the hope is that it shows people how our faith enables us to embrace each others cultural differences to live and work in peace.
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