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“The Christian who is both task-oriented and time-oriented rarely has time for personal ministry; a missionary couple I observed on a Navaho reservation. They were so frustrated that the Indians came with needs; at any time, day or night, that they refused to answer the door except during a three-hour period each afternoon. Navaho people told me that this couple had little interest in them personally.” (Pg. 87)

“Americans and Germans belong to time-oriented cultures, whereas Latin American and Yapese cultures are more event-oriented. People who are time-oriented express great concern about punctuality, then length of time expended, and utilization of time to its maximum potential.” (Pg. 38)