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The Calling Journey by Tony Stoltzfus
The Calling Journey fills a vital need for coaches by mapping out the progression of stages and transitions God moves us through on the road to our call. Each stage has a unique growth agenda, and ...
PACT to Go: A cross-cultural workers’ guide to creating a Personal Accountability and Care Team
Sending people to share the gospel in another culture is only part of what it takes to be obedient to what we call "The Great Comission." The other part of the equation is that those who go out nee...
The Great Annual Examen: Reflecting Back and Praying Forward
For hundreds of years, Christians have taken the time to examine their lives by reflecting backwards: what went well and what went, well… not so well. In these days ahead as we anticipate a n...
Five Benefits of Vacation
There are at least five benefits of taking time off and being away. I’m talking about the wonderful deposits we place into our souls when we take a vacation. I’m returning from four weeks off of wo...
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Christianity · 2019
Family Factors in Missionary Attrition
In this blog post, Andrea Sears conducts a further analysis of the results of a "returned misisonary" survey, examining how family factors influence missionary attrition.
By: A...
Staying Well: 10 Tips for Expats Who are Left Behind
Leaving is hard on stayers. Here are 10 tips for staying well.
Closer to the Truth about Current Missionary Attrition: An Initial Analysis of Results
For those of you who participated in or have been following the missionary attrition study from last fall, this is the post that you have been waiting for. It is time for some initial results!
...An Empty Ocean and the 10 Things We Must Remember About Grief
Walking alone at a park, a friend of mine saw a woman busily walking towards her, dictating something into her phone. The woman looked earnest and concentrated. She came closer and closer, and as h...
Grieving an Unfulfilled Dream
The reality of living overseas is that you are going to grieve multiple things, deeply. Anyone moving out of their passport country has a dream. Some want to help HIV patients o…
A lament for the griefs we don’t have time to grieve
April and May are usually a grieving season for mission communities. This year it has been particularly rough. Schools closed without warning. People evacuated with a day’s notice…
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Moving overseas with a child who has additional needs
Moving abroad with a child with additional needs. The range of extra needs is enormous. I hope that some of these general suggestions prove helpful.
by Carole Hallett Mobbs , Expat ...