Re-entry can be one of the most challenging times in the life of an international worker. You have worked hard to learn an entirely new way of doing life and returning to the US, to your "old life", can mimic the same grief process as the death of a loved one. Without healthy processing and support, returning workers can be susceptible to depression and bitterness. HOWEVER, do not be discouraged! With healthy processing and support, you can enter into an exciting new season of ministry and purpose. Your cross-cultural perspective and experience can be a huge blessing to the new community you are entering. Just as we equipped you during your initial support-raising and launch to the field, we want to equip you with the best resources available during this transition.

As you look toward re-entry, here a few resources to keep in mindare some of our go-to resources:

1. Get connected with International Counseling Resources to do some re-entry sessions with a counselor.
2. Consider doing a debrief with CIT or MTI. These sessions fill up quickly, so try to plan well in advance to attend one of these debriefs.
   1. DAR (Debrief and Renewal) program with Missionary Training Institute (www.mti.org) in Colorado.
   2. CIT's (Center for Intercultural Training) Debrief Retreat in North Carolina (https://cit-online.org). 

International Re-entry Forgiveness Article

International Re-entry Managing Grief Article

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1. 1. DAR (Debrief and Renewal) program with Missionary Training Institute (www.mti.org) in Colorado.

Debrief programs and Debrief counseling are all reimbursable from the ministry fund you are responsible for.

Recommended reading

Reliant recommends all international missionaries consider reading (as time provides) some of the following books when preparing to return to the U.S. after living abroad. 

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