4 Reasons Why Staying in Touch With Missions After Returning Home Is a Good Idea
Have you recently returned home from a mission assignment and now feel a sense of…
Live Wholistically
Taking a call that requires a move to a new place brings its own set of challenges. Learning to live in a new environment can be difficult and can strain even the most flexible and patient missionaries. At IWM we care about you and your family’s whole beings, and we want to see you adjust and learn to live well among those you have been called to serve. Here you will find resources to help you transition, adjust, and learn to flourish in your host culture. Our goal is that you and your family thrive – not just survive!
Blog
Helping Your Child with Re-entry
After 12 plus years in the mission field, it was time for us to go…
8 Tips for Dealing With the Financial Crisis
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to many countries being placed on lockdown in order to…
From Third Culture Kid to GC President: Life Lessons for Missionary Families
Listening to the IWM podcast episode entitled “From Missionary Kid to GC President,” I was…
I Am An Island: Can missionary women risk their hearts?
They love to take short-term trips over here…” a former co-worker and neighbor explained. He…
Confessions of a Trailing Spouse
When Roy heard the call to be a missionary, I heard absolutely nothing — not…
Podcasts
142, 6 Challenges Missionary Teachers Face in the Mission (With Craig Ott)
#Culture & Worldview #Transition & Adjustment, new country #Cross-cultrual Leadership, work #Intercultural Communication, conflict, cross-cultural…
141, A Story of God’s Love and Care for Returned Missionaries (With Enid Harris and Shawna Vyhmeister)
#Culture & Worldview #Transition & Adjustment #Cross-cultrual Leadership #Intercultural Communication #Tentmaking
139, From the Mission Field to Undergrad: Sending Your Children to College (With Nilde Itin)
#Third Culture Kids, TCKs, MKs, Missionary kids #Family, money, safety, security, spirituality, pastoral care
139.1, Del campo misionero al colegio: enviando tus hijos a la universidad (con Nilde Itin)
#Third Culture Kids, TCKs, MKs, Missionary kids #Family, money, safety, security, spirituality, pastoral care
138, 3 Habits for a More Optimistic Missionary Life (with Katia Reinert), CELEBRATIONS, Part 10
#Missionary Health, mental health, physical health, spiritual health
136, Two Bible Verses to Help You Grow in Spite of Challenges and Trauma (With Ann Hamel)
#Missionary Health, mental health, physical health, spiritual health
Webinars
Peace in the Pandemic: How Missionaries Can Navigate Vaccine Fears and Questions
In this video presentation together with Dr. Peter Landless, we sketch the best way forward…
Lessons from Four Biblical Third Culture Kids
Third Culture Kids* (TCKs) are children who have spent a significant amount of time away…
The 5 Love Languages in the Mission Field
To truly minister as Jesus Christ would, we need to know those we serve. When…
Missionary Family Life in the Muslim Context
Many people in the world today are Muslim. They make up a significant percentage of…
How to Prepare for a Looming Transition
Life is made up of changes. Some are big, others small. These changes are also…
Missionary Family Life in East Asian Religions Context
Did you know that East Asians place special value on family and family relationships? The…