Canceled due to COVID-19 outbreak

Moving and saying goodbye are frequent occurrences for missionaries and their families. How do we deal with the grief and loss that are a normal part of missionary life? How do we help MKs deal with the pain (our own and our coworker’s children)? This final session takes a look at these issues and offers some practical advice on being proactive in the frequent changes we confront as missionaries.

1. To identify the unique experiences encountered by missionaries that produce feelings of grief and loss.
2. To discuss healthy principles for saying goodbye and practice a healthy goodbye as we conclude our program.

• Saying Goodbye Handout
• Saying Goodbye Drawing Handout

• What Missionaries Ought to Know About Grief by Ronald L. Koteskey
• Sojourner's Workbook by Connie Befus
• Looming Transitionsand Looming Transitions: 22 Activities for Families in Transitionby Amy Young
• Third Culture Kidsby David C. Pollock, Ruth E. Van Reken, and Michael V. Pollock
• “The Psalms - Israel's Prayer and Ours” in How To Read the Bible for All It's Worthby Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart

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