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Serving As Senders Today: How to Care for Your Missionaries
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

Serving As Senders: How to Care for Your Missionaries While They are Preparing to Go, While They are on the Field and When They Return Home. The title says it all! A missionary needs care in at lea...

An Honest Reflection on Re-entry, Repatriation, and Reverse Culture Shock
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

Sooner or later we go back home and it can be a wrenching journey into re-entry. The longer you have been overseas the more difficult the process.

 

By: Julie Martinez

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Home Keeps Moving: A Glimpse Into the Extraordinary Life of a Third Culture Kid
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

'Home Keeps Moving' follows Heidi and her missionary family on their many moves through the eyes of a Third Culture Kid (TCK) and the unique phenomena of having four very different home countries t...

A Country Far Away
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

A remarkable and delightful picture book that shows how children are alike the world over, while at the same time celebrating the rich and interesting diversity of their ordinary lives.

G...

Leon the Chameleon
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

Leon the chameleon has a problem. When the other little chameleons turn green, yellow or blue -- he turns red, purple or orange! Leon doesn't turn the opposite color on purpose. He just can't help ...

The Invisible String
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

For Adults too!A steady best-seller and The Invisible String is reaching all over the World!OVER 1/4 MILLION copies sold! "That's impossible", said twins Jeremy & Liza after their Mom told them...

Grandfather's Journey
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

A picture book masterpiece from Caldecott medal winner Allen Say now available in paperback! Lyrical, breathtaking, splendid -- words used to describe Allen Say’s Grandfather’s Journey when it was ...

Boy Who Didn't Want to Be Sad
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

This story utilizes the vivid colors and art to teach children how feelings of sadness and happiness are natural experiences in life. Includes "Note to Parents" section.

By: Rob Goldblatt...

Swirly
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

Lila is born in the Blue Country, but moves with her parents to the Yellow Country when she is a little girl. As she gets older she discovers that she isn’t all blue—she has swirls of yellow from g...

Missionary Mommy Wars
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

Another great article from A Life Overseas. This one is to encourage missionary moms.

Missionary moms are exposed on all fronts, and they feel it. Everyone’s watching them. The local...

Minimizing culture shock in parent and child
By PortalBot • August 21, 2020

How parents can prepare themselves & their children for the shock of entering a new culture? Some tips for before you leave & once you arrive.

By Carole Hallett Mobbs...