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Dear Missions, There’s been ups and downs just like everyone said there would be. It’s been good and I’m thankful for this opportunity, but there are a few things I wish you had told me b...

I wrote Looming Transitions with known transitions in mind. But what the world has been experiencing recently is the exact opposite of a looming transition. Instead, it is akin to an abrupt transit...

I have moved to a third new country in seven years (and that’s not counting all the moves back and forth to my passport country.) Your story is probably similar if you are reading this blog, and le...

Once when I was introducing a workshop for global workers on the topic of transitions, I conducted an experiment. I asked the attendees to introduce themselves to someone new and to only talk about...

A timing question. We all leave the field eventually. So when is the right time? When I was a field director in Congo I would say, I sure hope the family comes back for the second term. The first t...

Melissa Chaplin, author or “Returning Well” helps us understand what it’s like for workers to return “home” after cross-cultural service. Melissa offers insight to churches to help them lovingly ca...

Promoting good practice in the management and support of aid personnel

Waiting is one of those things we may not realize will be part of expat life when we're starting out. But it is oddly common: a season – short or long – where you are pulled out of your n...

In a life of constant transition, coping with farewells is a familiar but painful feeling for MKs.

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Moving is one of the most stressful life events for kids, but this award-winning book will help make it less hectic and more exciting. "My Very Exciting, Sorta Scary, Big Move" guides kids from wor...

Filmed and published by Devina Lookman on Monday, November 11, 2019.