You can’t prepare for the culture shock that hits you when visiting your passport country. You go, excited to reconnect with friends and supports, but something feels off. Things … By: Natalie Arauco

 Hope and Help in Member Care. Culture shock. Marital strife. Depression. Addictions. Disillusionment. Organization and team tensions. Family trauma.... Edited by: Jonathan J. Bonk, J. Nelson Jennings, Jimbong Kim, and Jae Hoon Lee

No matter if it’s streaming sports, TV shows, or family updates—it’s hard to do ministry if you’re still tied to your old life.

Stress is a natural part of even a healthy life. But too much stress can damage relationships, hamper productivity, even ruin lives.  Living in alien, often hostile cultures, typically without normal support networks, missionaries are especially vulnerable to stress. Drwing from years of experience as a missionoary doctor and psychiatric counselor, Dr. Marjory Foyle ouotlines the causes and effects of missionary stress. Topics include: missionary marriage; dealing with singleness; relation...