Re-entry: Leaving The Mission Field And Going Back (2)
This article by Rev. Richard Smit explores the spiritual and practical challenges missionary families face when returning from the foreign field, examining what "going home" truly means from both cultural and spiritual perspectives. The piece grapples with the identity questions and reorientation issues that arise when missionaries transition from their mission work back to their passport country, offering pastoral perspective on this often-overlooked season of missionary life.
Previous article in this series: June 2024, p 427. RETURN (CONTINUED) The hearty farewells have faded, and the foreign missionary and family have begun their journey out of and away from the field of labor in which they lived for some time and from which the Lord has released them. They are returning, but to where? Responding to the return of the missionary family, members of calling and supporting churches in the region or country to which the family is returning might normally think that...
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