A Gathering Place: What is Member Care
You might have heard the term Member Care bouncing around in mission circles but have no idea what it means. The time is interchangeable...
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Amanda Clewis
- Aug 24
- 2 min
Bears and Blobs
By Amanda Clewis Fear, excitement, interest, and alarm – this was the rush of emotions that I felt when I saw the black bear with a...
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Roni Lacuesta
- May 19
- 3 min
Issues of Belonging and The Missionary Family: Part 1
Humans are social creatures, and the need for a sense of belonging is a major need for all of us. It is a fundamental human need that is...
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Debby Abitz
- Apr 15
- 3 min
Internship Opportunity
Underneath that statement is hurt, pain, and loneliness that only other missionaries can understand.
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Amanda Clewis
- Feb 3
- 3 min
Celebrate Missionary Health
Adrenaline was pumping as my son set out to go tubing behind the boat. Who could hang on the longest? Who could go the fastest? Of...
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Vivian Lacuesta
- Nov 5, 2022
- 3 min
The Ruth House
In January 2020, The board of Compass Ministries had a long-desired dream of opening a House for Women Missionary Kids we now call Ruth...
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Roni Lacuesta
- Oct 27, 2022
- 4 min
The Gift Of Grieving
by Roni Lacuesta "...but it's unbearable to think that I may never again see my home or closest friends or the country that I love so...
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- Nov 6, 2020
- 2 min
Staying On Point
Have you ever heard of the term hidden immigrants or global nomads? Did you know that there is a population called Third Culture Kids...
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Cindy Duff
- Oct 29, 2020
- 3 min
Peace
PEACE! It seems like everyone I talk with these days feels a lack of peace. With a global pandemic, disruptions to our normal social...
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Cindy Duff
- May 25, 2017
- 2 min
Sharing in the Sufferings of Christ
Lately in my counseling ministry, I have been listening to missionaries who have endured suffering for the sake of Christ and the...
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- Feb 1, 2017
- 5 min
What is Member Care?
In previous newsletters, you might have heard us throw words around such as; reentry or debriefing or reverse culture shock or even the...
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- Dec 2, 2016
- 4 min
Working Toward a Theology of Resilience
I love this picture. It hangs in my office at Compass Ministries. It was painted by a local artist here in St. Petersburg, FL. It...
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- Nov 2, 2016
- 2 min
Stress Resilience
I thought I could handle stress. I had lived enough life to know what the ‘real world’ was like. I was 28 years old, a wife, a mother,...
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- Oct 3, 2016
- 5 min
When Missionaries Come Home
We all hear the inspiring stories of brave men and women who give up possessions, homes, careers, and the comfort of the United States to...
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- Sep 7, 2016
- 5 min
What Happens When the Mission Stops?
It felt like the bottom fell out from below us. We just received news that we were not returning to Colombia South America, our home for...
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- Aug 1, 2016
- 5 min
Preparing Your Child to go "Home" ... to a Foreign Land
“Home” is a difficult word for most missionaries kids (MKs) to define. They have a passport culture which they can legally claim as...
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