What concepts of the Sawi culture saddened you?

Before Christianity was introduced into the Sawi culture concepts of the Sawi culture that saddened me was: How they felt that they had to fatten friendship for slaughter. How they would after the slaughter prepare the human flesh in preparation to be eaten. How the Sawi had to give one of their own biological children to different tribes as a term of peace. How the Sawi had no trust between tribes and within their own tribes. 
These concepts saddened me as I my idea of being involved in a tribe meant that you felt safe within the tribe. You wouldn't have to worry about whether or not you were being "fattened for friendship". The concept of having to bare a child and then the next thing he/she is being taken away to be raised into another tribe is one of the saddest things that a mother could go through. Not only because you feel protective of that child because of the motherly instincts that we have but also because we conceive children so that we can raise them up into a loving family and show them the love that God has for each and everyone of us. The Sawi's culture before they were introduced to Christianity was a culture that I felt was lost. These concepts of the Sawi culture saddened me because it I felt that the Sawi people were immersed in a culture were it was either hunt or be hunted.

What does God expect us to do for other cultures and faiths

I think that God wants us to encourage us to understand and adjust to the different cultures and faiths that each and every one of us holds. This means that we don't shove our faith and culture down their throats saying that they should become a believer in this faith because it is the only way otherwise I cast in black light. It means that we bring to people's attention the real beauty of the faith that we have and the cultures which we have. For example I am a Christian and I think that God would want other Christians to show people who may be searching for God or don't yet know Him to see the wonders of his scripture and the power that the scripture can bring us through God. God would want us to go up to a group of strangers and tell him to become Christians otherwise they will be sent to hell. Because this does not bring honor to God as we are not showing the work of God through our actions. Instead we present God to them and let them decide whether they choose to believe or not. God encourages us to help those who have not found him and he would expect that as His children that we do not turn a blind eye on someone in need, or someone struggling instead we help and nurture them by showing them that God works in mysterious way and although we may not think that he is with us. He is always with us, its only in our darkness trials that we realize he has only been with us, walking along aside us through everything.

How did Christinaity change this culture?

Christianity changed the Sawi culture dramatically as it evolved from a culture that was either hunt or be hunted. This is proven by the "fattening for friendship" mindset they had for revenge against another tribes. Christianity was able to change the perspectives that the Sawi held towards one another and towards other tribes that were perceived as rivals. Through Christianity the Sawi were able to relate to the peace children that they gave to other tribesmen as sacrifice. This allowed the Sawi to establish that the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus represents the true peace child. As he sacrificed himself so that we can continue to change the word like he had. Christianity showed the Sawi that Jesus is the peace child of us all. Christianity allowed the rivalries between the different tribes to cease and that nothing will ever change if we never forgive. To be able to forgive is what allows relationships to grow stronger just like how God forgives our sins. Even though we all have different identities, opinions, skin colours, and morals that we are all the same in Christ. We are the brothers and sisters of Christ and that "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.

What does Jesus want us to do for the Sawi?

I think that Jesus wants us to not judge, despise, loathe the Sawi but rather to give them a second chance as he did for us so that we could rejoice with him forever in Heaven. Jesus would not dwell on the past performances of the Sawi but instead be joyful in the fact that they have turned to him. The Sawi are like the outcasts of society they are new to the experiences and challenges: they won’t always succeed in trying to fit in but it is our responsibility as brothers and sisters of Christ, we keep them on the right path. We don’t ridicule their mistakes instead we nurture and help them. As we have been given as second chance they too deserve to have a second chance because through Jesus we can do all things. We too have the chance to change the world for the better just like Jesus did.

How does faith relate to the world we live in?

Faith today, relates to the world we live in as it has helped to create the foundations of those who search the world for purpose in their lives, those who believe that they truly have no place in the world, those who live in black and white, and those who just don’t care. Faith is the one strong point where it has importance in the world because not only does/can faith define who you are it also allows people to freely express spiritually their viewpoints on the world. These viewpoints are what has helped change and structure the world that we live in today. For example Christians. As a Christian we perceive the world differently from those who are “non-believers”. We believe that God is creator of all, that we should abide by the ten commandments, and that we should repent our sins because is what we believe it right in our faith unlike “non-believers”. The faith that everyone holds in the world affect the decisions that we make, the thoughts that we have, the mistakes and regrets that we have, and the challenges we face. In my perspective, I believe that faith has the ability to bring one another together e.g, showing one person the way to Christ. Or the ability to tear one another apart e.g, by blaming the faith they have for events that seem at the time unfair they soon become consumed by hate and anger that they turn away from what is right.