Lisa

Lisa (pseudonym) has lived in Asia since 1995, serving China and working in the area of member care. She moved with her family to be a light among the people God had put on their hearts. After more than ten years the dream suddenly came to a halt and they had to leave the country heartbroken.

But it wasn’t the end, even if it felt like it at the time.  By God’s grace and the willingness to trust God again, she matched her own experience and her passion and empathy for people with professional experience and training and has since been journeying with many as they prepare to move to China, as they live the roller coaster life in the country with all the ups and downs. She has used her own experience to bless others and share some practical best practices.

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Crisis Plans and Communication Challenges

Support from Sending Organizations

With compromised computers and uncertainty as to which forms of communication were still OK to use, organizations struggled to be in regular contact with their workers and acknowledged that some of their people felt left out and lonely when they needed their organization's presence and support.

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The Impact of Leaving on the Kids

How to help children face the uncertainties and trauma of an unexpected departure. 

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The Need for Professional Help

Having to leave your home in China suddenly is not just difficult, it is a trauma and should not be taken lightly.

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When Our Dream Came to a Halt

That was the beginning of a month and a half of interrogations until we left China, my husband with a “ten days to leave the country” stamp in his passport.

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When the Dream Comes to a Halt

A series on caring for those who have left China.