This section has information on re-entry & refresher courses, advice and resources for mission workers.
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Anyone who has returned from overseas mission work or is involved with returnees knows that the transition isn't always easy. What is it about this particular process that makes it somehow more complicated or less straightforward to express than other changes we go through in life? And what can we...
They were so vulnerable and wounded, barely able to make eye contact. They'd gone overseas directly after college, bright with hope and the thrill of obedience. And here they were, three years later, looking so lost and alone, feeling all the weight of their supposed failure.
When missionaries come off the...
It's all in the mind! Life begins at 65 (67, 70 or ...)! What a marvellous opportunity, and what vistas open up ahead! You have the advantage 'every which way' - you are now entering a new situation, with new opportunities - nothing is set in stone; there are the...
OSCAR's offices are based at Redcliffe College, a mission training college where I studied. So I always really enjoy seeing old friends return for visits and catching up on what they have been doing in the country they've been called to. It can be challenging too: How do we catch...
This article will discuss what can be done to facilitate re-entry at three different time-points: throughout your time overseas, around the time of leaving, and on return 'home'.
Throughout your time overseas
Re-entry is easier if you have plenty of contact with your home culture during your time overseas. Keeping in touch...
Cowering by the radiator in my mother’s home, wrapped in my large pink fluffy dressing gown, was my first experience of reverse culture shock. In my early twenties I had spent time living and working in a South East Asian Orphanage for children with disabilities. Being immersed daily into poverty,...
Have you ever had a sabbatical? If not, why not? Who and what are sabbaticals for anyway? Just before last summer, I had my first real sabbatical. Here are some of my tips and advice for anyone thinking about taking one, trying to avoid taking one or never having the...
Book Reviews
Have you ever wondered how to be resilient in re-entry?
I recently did a survey on my blog and the majority of you asked for a guide on how to do re-entry in a healthy, resilient way. So I’m pleased to announce I’ve created this eBook with you in mind to give you the tools to heal and develop resilience in your re-entry transition.
"This is a book which should be given to all returning missionaries - ideally at least six months before their return. It should also be read by all those at 'home' who can offer help". A review of this book by Marion Knell. Reviewed by Dr. Debbie Hawker.
Reviewed by Dr Debbie Hawker
