Understanding and Coping with Grief in Missionary Service
Discover insights on overcoming intense emotional suffering in missionary work. Explore the various losses that can escalate grief, and learn practical steps to address and process these challenges. Embrace honesty, seek knowledge, and lean on your Christian faith to navigate the complexities of grief in service.
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SAYING GOODBYE What Missionaries Ought to Know A Handbook for Life and Service Ronald L. Koteskey
GRIEF Intense, emotional suffering caused by the loss of any kind.
LOSSES THAT INCREASE GRIEF Things
LOSSES THAT INCREASE GRIEF Transfers Things
LOSSES THAT INCREASE GRIEF Transitions Transfers Things
LOSSES THAT INCREASE GRIEF Travel Transitions Transfers Things
LOSSES THAT INCREASE GRIEF Time Travel Transitions Transfers Things
LOSSES THAT INCREASE GRIEF Triggers Time Travel Transitions Transfers Things
LOSSES THAT INCREASE GRIEF Trauma Triggers Time Travel Transitions Transfers Things
LOSSES THAT INCREASE GRIEF Theology Trauma Triggers Time Travel Transitions Transfers Things
WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT? 1. Be honest about how we feel.
WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT? 1. Be honest about how we feel. 2. Be informed about what you might face (www.missionarycare.com)
WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT? 1. Be honest about how we feel. 2. Be informed about what you might face (www.missionarycare.com) 3. Be Christian. Grieve as people who have hope. (I Thessalonians 4:13)
WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT? 1. Be honest about how we feel. 2. Be informed about what you might face (www.missionarycare.com) 3. Be Christian. Grieve as people who have hope. (I Thessalonians 4:13) 4. Don t forget about your children.
SADNESS IN THE FORM OF A TUMOR Why must there be sickness? Don t we suffer enough? The world still spins, but it has frozen for me. I stay in a home I know, but it is complete with unrecognizable features. I grow happier each day, but the pain is still with me. I do not express my feelings. Why must there be sickness?
WHAT DO MISSIONARIES SAY ABOUT SAYING GOODBYE? I am tired of making friendships and then moving all over; to me it is not worth the effort. On furlough I know I am leaving, so why try?
WHAT DO MISSIONARIES SAY ABOUT SAYING GOODBYE? I am tired of making friendships and then moving all over; to me it is not worth the effort. On furlough I know I am leaving, so why try?
WHAT DO MISSIONARIES SAY ABOUT SAYING GOODBYE? I don t know how to deal with the changes that surround the arrival and departure of staff members on the field. Especially with short- termers coming and going, it seems like we are always expanding and contracting to include so many different people on our team How do we love deeply yet hold lightly?
WHAT DO MISSIONARIES SAY ABOUT SAYING GOODBYE? I find it hard to have to say goodbye all the time. People I become friends with leave our part of the field, and I have to stay behind. How do I cope with that other than quit building relationships?
WHAT DO MISSIONARIES SAY ABOUT SAYING GOODBYE? I find it hard to have to say goodbye all the time. People I become friends with leave our part of the field, and I have to stay behind. How do I cope with that other than quit building relationships?
SAYING GOODBYE Acts 20:17 21:1 Read at your tables. Answer: What happened? What actions were involved in saying goodbye? Are there any principles that you think you could/should be emulated?
SAYING GOODBYE Picture Activity
