Tag: Member Care

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Are You Ready? Again?

Before you are ready again you need to be fairly whole and healed from your past experience, otherwise it will be a dark cloud hanging over you, a feeling of something breathing down your neck, or a part of your unhealed heart which will slowly eat you from the inside.

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Should I Stay or Should I Go?

So, how do you know when to stay in China or when to go?

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So, How Are They Now?

A Follow-up on Chinese Christians after Their Expat Colleagues Had to Leave

Following up on Chinese Christians after their expat colleagues had to leave.

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Life in Motion

A Resource for Those in Transition

A ten-week Bible study that encourages the internationally mobile to turn to see what the Bible says about transition. 

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China Expats and Home Church Support

One of the least discussed aspects of the expatriate’s experience is the role of the home support community, particularly that of the home church.

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When the Gates Close and the Church Is Called to Care

The story of one church caring for those who had to leave China unexpectedly. 

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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.