When the time comes for your family to move back to your passport country, you can bet it’s going to be a big transition for everyone. Aside from all the packing and logistics of leaving your host country home, you’ll also need to be prepared for the emotional side of things for your kids. What are some of the things you can expect from your kids as your family repatriates? By: Emily Jackson

I don’t know about you, but I find it very hard to believe that Elf has been around since 2003. It quickly became one of the Christmas movie classics — right up there with Home Alone, The Santa Claus, and It’s a Wonderful Life. I know I don’t need to convince you to watch that movie (as if you haven’t watched it more than a few times this month alone). But, like any movie that’s watched over and over again because it never gets old, I began to pick up on details I didn’t notice the first two do...

Melissa Chaplin, author or “Returning Well” helps us understand what it’s like for workers to return “home” after cross-cultural service. Melissa offers insight to churches to help them lovingly care for cross-cultural workers who are re-integrating into life in their passport country.

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

Giving yourself grace during re-entry to your passport country as a season of ministry changes. By: Bernie Anderson