home assignment/furlough

Janel’s Story: When Helping Hurts (You)

The phone connection sounded a bit like Oliver, one of my closest Ugandan friends, was crushing newspapers on the other…

2 years ago

Reverse Culture Shock: My Story

Reverse culture shock is real. Each time I return back to the States, I feel like a perfect stranger once…

2 years ago

Flying with Kids Internationally: 25 Tips

Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared on Rebecca Hopkins’ blog, Borneo Wife, when she and her husband served in Indonesia.…

2 years ago

What’s Your Sign? (Here’s Mine)

Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared on Rebecca Hopkins’ blog, Borneo Wife, when she and her husband served in Indonesia.…

3 years ago

Goodbye Again: Memos from (Another) Transition

Editor's note: Anyone serving overseas can relate to the truism of the post below: The life of an expatriate--missionary life…

3 years ago

Out of Place: When You’re Not Where You Thought You’d Be

Stuffed animal on the kitchen counter.  Dirty socks by the back door.  Laundry on the couch.  Empty coffee cup on…

4 years ago

When Did “Home” Become a Difficult Word?

My third child was 3 years old during one of our furloughs, a summer spent in a house provided by…

4 years ago

Choosing an Emotionally Healthy Missions Organization

Missed our last post on Emotionally Healthy Missions? Grab it here! When you're headed overseas, it's easy to underestimate the effects…

4 years ago

10 Realities a Missionary Probably Won’t Tell You

Go. Serve. Love is psyched about featuring this post from missionary Joe Holman; it originally posted on his blog and…

5 years ago

In praise of Sabbath: On letting go

My family wrangled our carry-ons into that taupe-colored hum of a 757, bound for six months stateside. (After the lunacy…

5 years ago