Parents of Missionaries
How to Thrive and Stay Connected When Your Children and Grandchildren Serve Cross-Culturally
- 289 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Parents of Missionaries
How to Thrive and Stay Connected When Your Children and Grandchildren Serve Cross-Culturally
About this book
As a parent of a missionary you may feel that missing your child and your grandchildren signals a lack of faith. But proclaiming the gospel and making disciples was not meant to eclipse the loving family bonds God ordained. Whether you're the parent of a missionary recruit or a parent of an experienced missionary, you'll benefit from the authors' research and personal experience as they present a comprehensive plan for understanding missionary life, navigating the holidays, grandparenting long-distance and saying good-bye well.Combining a counselor's professional insight and a parent's personal journey, plus ideas and stories from dozens of missionaries and POMs, Parents of Missionaries is a valuable tool for missions mobilizers and educators as well as parents. The POM experience amounts to a journey through change, pain and adjustment. Wherever you are on that journey, this resource will encourage you and help you thrive and stay connected with your children and grandchildren serving cross-culturally.Not only can you survive as a parent of a missionary—you can thrive.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Where the Journey Begins
- Can I Tell You How I Feel?: POMs can adjust and thrive by honestly dealing with four key life-issues
- Hello, Good-Bye; Hello, Good-Bye: POMs can meet the challenges of preparation, send-off, understanding life on the field, and reconnecting at furlough time
- Staying Connected: Practical, inspirational insights for creating and keeping strong family bonds across the miles
- From Surviving to Thriving: The POM journey can lead to good places, if we are willing
- Notes
- Resources for POMs
- Praying for Your Missionary
- Praying for Yourself and Other POMs
- Acknowledgements
- About the Authors
- About NNPOM