Re-entry

A guide to the re-entry process for persons returning to work or home after an extended absence, such as after working abroad. Addresses issues special to exchange students, international volunteers, military personnel and their families, and missionaries. Also for expatriates of corporations and government bureaus.
Published by Intercultural Press ()
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"This is essential reading by everyone with a heart for missions; those who send, those who are sent and especailly those on the welcome committee when they return".........Garaham Kerr.
Published by Crown Ministries Intl (September 1996)
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Neal Pirolo is the director of Emmaus Rd Int. Having sensed that reentry support was grossly neglected yet greatly needed, he has written this thoughtful study on how to care for returning missionaries. It is his heart's desire to see our missionaries better cared for.
Published by Emmaus Road International (2000)
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Website: http://www.globalawakening.com/Brazil2001/cultu...
This article has a basic overview of culture shock and re-entry issues.

Website: www.DDMissionaryHomes.org
D&D Missionary Homes provides quality homes and other support services to active missionaries in transition. The ministry has 53 fully furnished homes. Amenities include a library, clothing center, MK programs, bicycles, central playground, fellowship opportunities, and concierge services. Located on one campus on the north side of St. Petersburg, FL. Easy access to ground and air transportation. Beaches, professional sports, and shopping are near by. Ministry was founded in 1949.
Telephone: 727-522-0522

Website:
We are missionaries who own a house in Lansing, Mich., that we would like to rent out to other missionaries on furlough. The house is completely furnished with a fenced backyard and within walking distance of a local elementary school and a city bus stop. Rent is $675 a month plus utilities. The house will be available from Nov. 2004 through April 2005, and then again from July 2006 onward. The house is 4 BR with a full basement and a two car garage, dishwasher, garbage disposal. Email: kerbyrials @ aol.com (delete the spaces).
Telephone: 1-877-885-9781

Website: www.caringforothers.org
Caring for Others is a ministry that offers missionaries debriefing,and interpersonal skills training. We also hold "Personal Growth Weeks" where missionaries from a variety of sending agencies come together to encourage each other and to grow with one another. See our www.caringforothers.org for more details.
Telephone: 262. 641-9600

Website: www.setanewdirection.com/returning_missionaries...
I am a former missionary offering a professional service in an area that has been neglected: Reentering missionaries and their specific career transition needs. I customize my program and also work with returning teens (TCK) as they launch into a new life. Please check my website for all the details on how to make your transition to a post-mission career the best possible. Email me for a free consultation on how this might work for you. In Christ, Brad Sayers

Website: http://barnabas.org/reentry/
Barnabas International sponsors these two-week reentry seminars for MKs who finished high school abroad and are returning to the U.S. and Canada for college.

Website: http://www.missionarycare.com/reentry0.htm
Ron and Bonnie Koteskey specialize in inter-agency missionary care and support. This article goes pretty in-depth on the various angles of re-entry and the struggles that come with it.
Telephone: 859-858-3436

Website: http://missionsresources.com/
An arsenal of practical tools and resources to prepare your group for a mission trip, equip them for ministry, and empower them to bring the experience back home.