The Innkeepers by Sanctuary Inn

Eric gives us insight into the changing world of Global Missions; the challenges and blessings that it holds. ABOUT ERIC: Eric was born and raised in Damascus, Oregon, and became a Christian while attending Oregon State University. After finishing his university studies, he served as a missionary in Mongolia for a year and then returned to the US to pursue a Th.M. degree at Dallas Theological Seminary. While at seminary, Eric met his wife, Pauline, who was also a student. Upon completing their seminary studies, Eric and Pauline moved to Canada where Eric completed his Ph.D., and along the way they were blessed with two daughters. In 2016, Eric and Pauline joined a missions organization and moved to South Asia to teach at a seminary and train future pastors, evangelists, and church planters. Since 2020, Eric has served as the SE Asia regional director for his missions agency, overseeing 30 missionaries in six countries. ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: • Missio Nexus • Lausanne State of the Great Commission Report

Josh & Risa Hobson share about their ministry of hospitality and missionary care located in Portugal. ABOUT JOSH & RISA HOBSON: Josh and Risa Hobson are missionaries with TEAM (The Evangelical Alliance Mission) who currently provide member care through Lado a Lado Ministries' retreat center in Portugal, where they live with their family. Their mission is to walk alongside Christian workers with authenticity and compassion, providing a safe space with opportunities for rest, growth, care in community, and reconnection with God. Josh worked as a chef for over 20 years, with the last 15 years as a culinary instructor at a cooking school. His passion for learning all sorts of different cuisines and dishes allow him to prepare a variety of food for our guests. He also has extensive experience in working with dietary needs and restrictions. Working for over 18 years in church plants, Josh also has experience leading groups and helping men with accountability. He is gifted in listening and debriefing. Risa is a licensed professional counselor with over two decades of experience in church ministries, education, and counseling. She has specialized training in utilizing the Seeking Safety trauma recovery model, which includes support groups specifically developed for ministry workers. Risa grew up as a third culture kid and is super passionate both personally and professionally about helping workers and their families thrive in cross-cultural settings. ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: • Risa Hobson Counseling • Lado a Lado • Harry Hoffman “How to Grow a Member Care Department” • Seeking Safety (trauma care) • Third Culture Kids 3rd Edition: The Experience of Growing Up Among Worlds - by Ruth E. Van Reken, David C. Pollock, Michael V. Pollock

Dr. Betty Sue Brewster shares her rich life experience in missions and also her wisdom in the field of language and culture acquisition. ABOUT DR. BETTY SUE BREWSTER: Betty Sue grew up in Venezuela in a missionary family where she came to know the Lord at a young age. She discovered an interest in languages as a pre-teen when she visited a couple who were translating the NT into a local language. She and her late husband Tom wrote LAMP (Language Acquisition Made Practical) along with other language and culture articles and helps. Her teaching and writing focus on practical, hands-on learning. She has traveled to about 100 countries, teaching and consulting with people in cross-cultural ministry. She enjoys travel (good thing!), music, being a mother and grandmother, reading, and playing with language sounds. She retired from teaching language and culture learning at the School of Intercultural Studies of Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, California, and still travels occasionally to teach and consult in other countries. ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: For Learners: Institute for Cross Cultural Training, Lonna Dickerson – Wheaton - Second Language Acquisition Courses Missionary Training International – Compass (Their pre-field training includes a language learning module) Growing Participator Approach, Greg Thomson Language Acquisition Made Practical (LAMP) For Trainers: International Congress on Language Learning – especially helpful for pre-field and on-field language trainers, teachers, coaches to connect with others in the field

Nathan LaGrange the Director of Oasis Rest International unpacks their global ministry of missionary care. ABOUT NATHAN LAGRANGE: Nathan LaGrange has over 25 years of pastoral and business experience; he is honored to serve as the Executive Director of Oasis Rest International (ORI). Nathan and Tricia have been married over 25 years, have 4 children and one grandbaby. In the midst of everything Nathan and Tricia have experienced, they remain in awe of the transformative and refreshing presence of the Lord. They have a deep passion for Jesus, love for our amazing Oasis Rest hosts and a desire to see every leader "refreshed through R.E.S.T." ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: • Valeo (Clinical Care for Global Workers) • Unhurried Living • Start to Finish: The Pastor's Guide to Leading a Resilient Life and Ministry by Mark Dance • Podcast - Hospitality Daily

Rodrigo & Valeska Petrelli share their experience and hard-earned wisdom as Brazilians working on multicultural mission teams. ABOUT RODRIGO AND VALESKA PETRELLI: Rodrigo and Valeska Petrelli are Brazilian missionaries with Africa Inland Mission (AIM) who have been living and serving in Africa for 15 years. They have two teenage sons: Pedro and Asafe. The Petrelli Family is currently based in Kijabe, Kenya. In the last 15 years their family has served in South Africa, Madagascar, Uganda and Kenya and have supported and equipped multicultural workers, team leaders and multicultural teams among unreached areas. They have also done onboarding and training of new missionaries and mobilizing and equipping African pastors and leaders. Rodrigo has degrees in Theology and Pedagogy and is a Baptist Pastor. He currently leads the META Project: Mentoring, Equipping, Training African pastors and Leaders on Basic Theology and Mission. Valeska has a degree in Psychology and is a specialist in People Management. She loves to serve in the areas of Member Care/ TCK care and has started an online community for Portuguese speaking missionaries and multicultural women at https://www.mulhermulticultural.com/ ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: • The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business by Erin Meyer • Leading Multicultural Teams by Evelyn Hibbert and Richard Hibbert • Leading with Cultural Intelligence: The Real Secret to Success by David A. Livermore

Bruce and Cindy McMartin tell the story of their life work on two sides of the globe as they worked alongside their students in missions. ABOUT BRUCE & CINDY MCMARTIN: Bruce & Cindy met at Multnomah Bible College and married after graduating in 1975. They have 3 grown children. Bruce earned a ThM from Dallas Theological Seminary and a D.Miss from Western Seminary. Bruce & Cindy were accepted as appointees to Haiti with Unevangelized Fields Mission (now Crossworld) and began full-time service in Haiti in 1982. They were both involved in training and developing Haitian leaders, and both taught in the Evangelical Theological Seminary of Port-au-Prince. Both Bruce & Cindy played a role in helping to sensitize the Haitian church and believers to the needs of the lost world and their responsibility to be a part of obeying the Great Commission. A Haitian Mission Organization was birthed, and 3 teams were sent to Senegal (2004, 2005, 2011) and today there are 7 full-time Haitian missionaries serving in Senegal, W. Africa. In 2014, Bruce & Cindy left Haiti and moved to Senegal to serve alongside Haitian missionaries. Senegal is a more unreached country, so the challenges are great. The major religion is Islam, and the Evangelical church is small. Bruce & Cindy have just returned to the USA and are transitioning to making disciples in a new environment. ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: • CultureBound

Our guests talk about the realities of preparing for working in closed access and creative access countries. Today we are talking about “Preparing to Work in Hard Places”. What we mean by that is places where religion, language learning, climate and politics make it especially hard to be a global worker. ABOUT SAM & JIM: Sam has lived in 2 countries in the Middle East for 11 years with his wife and 2 children. He worked in business and NGO projects while sharing his faith and helping Muslims follow Jesus. For the last 4-5 years he has been working alongside churches to assess and prepare long-term teams to go to unreached and unengaged places in the Muslim world. He loves outdoor activities like hiking and camping, he also enjoys cooking and enjoying a good cup of coffee with a friend. Jim and his family have spent 10 years on the mission field first in civil-war-Uganda in the 80's seeing God start a disciple-making movement among their people group. Then after some graduate studies, they took a team from their church to live and minister in a 99.7% Muslim country in Central Asia. He and his wife currently work to recruit and prepare workers who will creatively go to “pioneering” environments to be ambassadors for Christ and make disciples who make disciples who make disciples. Jim and his wife continue to befriend local Muslims as they live in and love the Pacific Northwest. ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: • Facing Danger by Anna Hampton • Mission Training International • Launch Global • Emotionally Healthy Discipleship (Pete Scazzero)

Amy Young of Global Trellis shares recent research on what missionaries wished they could share with supporters. ABOUT AMY YOUNG, MA, LPC: Amy Young, MA, LPC served in China for nearly 20 years, holding various leadership roles, including Member Care Director for 10 years. She co-founded Velvet Ashes, an online community for women working cross-culturally. She founded Global Trellis which develops the spiritual life of cross-cultural workers. You can find out more about it at globaltrellis.com. Amy is also the author of five books for cross-cultural workers. She lives in Colorado and is delighted not to have to get up in the middle of the night to cheer for the Denver Broncos and Kansas Jayhawks. ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: GlobalTrellis.com Global Trellis Workshops Let's Talk About It (Research Paper)

Cheryl Savageau talks with us about the needs and realities of Parents of Missionaries. ABOUT CHERYL W. SAVAGEAU, EdD, LPC: After an early career as a secondary school teacher Cheryl dedicated her professional life to Christian counseling. For more than 35 years she counseled and taught families, teens, couples, individuals and groups in churches, colleges, private practice and in public agencies located in Ohio, SC, NC, the Philippines, and India. She considers her work with Parents of Missionaries a highlight of her service. Together with POM Diane Stortz, Cheryl co-authored the groundbreaking book, Parents of Missionaries. Today Cheryl volunteers as head of the Wellness Ministry at her church in North Carolina where she worships with her husband, daughter, son-in-law and three granddaughters. Her son, daughter-in-law and three grandsons live in Ohio. Her entire family shares faith in Jesus Christ and cheers for The Ohio State Buckeyes. ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: • Parents of Missionaries: How to Thrive and Stay Connected When Your Children and Grandchildren Serve Cross-Culturally by Cheryl Savageau, Diane Stortz • Tip Sheets for Parents of Missionaries by Diane Stortz and Cheryl Savageau (PDF file) • Parents of Global Workers - POMs (Facebook group) • ABWE: Parents of Missionaries Ministry

Ericka Lopez-Harris gives a Biblical and practical understanding of lament in the life of a global worker. ABOUT ERICKA LOPEZ-HARRIS: Ericka Lopez-Harris has been serving in cross-cultural ministries since 1992. In 2010, she joined Oasis Rest International (formally known as Life Impact Ministries) with a desire to further the Gospel by strengthening global Workers. Ericka Lopez-Harris also facilitates grief workshops for ministry leaders primarily living cross culturally. Providing coaching and caregiving retreats for countless leaders, she is honored that many find her “easy to talk to” including strangers in the grocery line. Her lamenting poem, "My Soul's Winter" received the “Author's Pick” award and is published in Poetry in Winter. She studied Psychology at California State University Long Beach. Her expansive learning of loss and life transitions occurred while living in 12 different countries. Most recently, she, her hubby and two active sons lived in Costa Rica for eight years. Currently living in Bend, Oregon, she enjoys walking near the Deschutes River in the summer and being fireside with a good biography in the winter. Ericka Lopez-Harris gives a Biblical and practical understanding of lament in the life of a global worker. ABOUT ERICKA LOPEZ-HARRIS: Ericka Lopez-Harris has been serving in cross-cultural ministries since 1992. In 2010, she joined Oasis Rest International (formally known as Life Impact Ministries) with a desire to further the Gospel by strengthening global Workers. Ericka Lopez-Harris also facilitates grief workshops for ministry leaders primarily living cross culturally. Providing coaching and caregiving retreats for countless leaders, she is honored that many find her “easy to talk to” including strangers in the grocery line. Her lamenting poem, "My Soul's Winter" received the “Author's Pick” award and is published in "Poetry in Winter". She studied Psychology at California State University Long Beach. Her expansive learning of loss and life transitions occurred while living in 12 different countries. Most recently, she, her hubby and two active sons lived in Costa Rica for eight years. Currently living in Bend, Oregon, she enjoys walking near the Deschutes River in the summer and being fireside with a good biography in the winter. Ericka is also nearing the publishing phase of a resource for teens/young adults TCKs. "Remembering: A creative memory journal about a special person in your life." This journal will use art, story, poems, nature and songs to create a very personal and treasured collection of memories. Find more information about her work at OasisRest.org ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: • Poetry in Winter by Christine Owens • No More Faking Fine: Ending the Pretending by Esther Fleece Allen • Ericka will also be co-facilitating a 5-month cohort for ministry leaders who are actively processing loss(es), meeting virtually starting February 2024. “Journey through Grief: A Cohort for Leaders” Link to Flyer | Link to Registration

Dr. Herb Lamp unpacks the importance of holistic self-care. ABOUT DR. HERB LAMP: Dr. Herb and Debbie Lamp are Midwesterners at heart, even though they have lived for much of their adult lives in Europe—Serbia, Austria and Germany. Presently, the Lamps serve with Barnabas International and pastor the global workforce of mission personnel through word, prayer, counsel, and encouragement. Herb holds a doctorate in spiritual formation from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and is the author of Journey With Me: Spiritual Formation for Global Workers (Wm. Carey Publishing, 2021) and co-author with Debbie of The Prodigal: A Spiritual Retreat (Snowfall Press, 2023). ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: • Spiritual Disciplines Handbook: Practices That Transform Us (Transforming Resources) by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun • Journey With Me: Spiritual Formation for Global Workers by Herbert F. Lamp Jr. • Soulful Spirituality: Becoming Fully Alive and Deeply Human by David G. Benner PhD. (Many of his books are helpful.) • Sacred Pathways: Nine Ways to Connect with God by Gary Thomas

Dr. Steve Tracy speaks honestly from his ministry experience, personal life, and walk with God on a theology of suffering and its critical affect on our lives and ministry. ABOUT STEVE TRACY: Dr. Steve Tracy is the president and international director of Mending the Soul Ministries, a global ministry which creates abuse healing resources. Since 1995 Steve has taught theology and ethics at Phoenix Seminary and for almost 20 years he has been privileged to serve abuse trauma survivors around the world. While Steve has a Phd in New Testament, it has been but godly Congolese trauma survivors as well as his wife Celestia who have most helped him develop a theology of suffering. ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: • The Call to Joy and Pain: Embracing Suffering in Your Ministry by Ajith Fernando • Suffering and the Heart of God: How Trauma Destroys and Christ Restores by Diane Langberg • Walking with God through Pain and Suffering by Timothy Keller • Lament for a Son by Nicholas Wolterstorff • A Sacred Sorrow: Reaching Out to God in the Lost Language of Lament (Quiet Times for the Heart) by Michael Card • Hurting with God: Learning to Lament with the Psalms by Glenn Pemberton • Mending the Soul

Dr. Mary Wilder, a pioneer missionary doctor, shares her story of leaving the field to care for her aging parents. ABOUT DR. MARY WILDER Dr. Mary Wilder obtained her B.S. from Portland State University and later her M.D. from University of Oregon Medical School. God then called her to serve as a medical doctor with CBInternational in Pakistan. She lived and worked in Pakistan from 1966 - 1983. Her years there were spent caring for women and children who otherwise would not have received medical care. After returning home to care for her aging mother God opened doors for her to teach in the Intercultural Studies Department at Western Seminary where she mentored and trained hundreds of students for 36 years. The book “Dust and Devotion: The Memoir of a Missionary Doctor in Pakistan” was published in 2021 to share her story and legacy with the world. ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: The Innkeepers - Season 5, Episode 3 - Dust & Devotion - Dr. Mary Wilder's Missionary Story Dust and Devotion: The Memoir of a Missionary Doctor in Pakistan Dust and Devotion: The Memoir of a Missionary Doctor in Pakistan Kindle Edition by Dr. Mary Wilder

Jeremy Waldridge of Pure Life Alliance helps us understand the struggles of sexual brokenness and the hope for healing. ABOUT JEREMY WALDRIDGE: Jeremy Waldridge is the executive director of Pure Life Alliance and has over a decade of experience leading men out of the crippling effects of shame and addiction. ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: Books: Rethinking Sexuality: God's Design and Why It Matters by Dr. Juli Slatterly Honest Talk: A New Perspective on Talking to Your Kids About Sex by John W Ford Ministries: Pure Life Alliance Pure Desire Be Broken Filters: Vid Angel - Movies Covenant Eyes Plucky Accountable to You

Dr. Rachel Heffied unpacks the significance of wellbeing and thriving in missionary life. ABOUT BRIAN HEERWAGEN: Dr. Rachel Heffield has been engaged with missionaries and called to international ministry most of her life. Growing up as a PK and headed to the mission field, she began studying counseling to meet people where they were at in their journeys, to bring hope of the gospel. She finds great joy, helping people navigate the highs and lows of life. She served in East Asia for eight years, where she learned firsthand with some of the challenges and joys of being a global worker. In her own life, as well as professional and academic research, she developed a passion for helping global workers thrive and grow in this important work. She currently serves as Assistant Professor and Chair of the Center for Personal and Spiritual Formation at Western Seminary and provides counseling through A New Day Counseling. ADDITIONAL RESOURCE:  Articles & Books: 1997 - Caring for People in Missions: Just Surviving or Thriving? Optimal Care for the Long Haul by Lois Dodds, Ph. D. and Larry Dodds, M. D - Inspiration for Dr. Rachel Heffield's doctoral dissertation Healthy, Resilient, and Effective in Cross Cultural Ministry by Dr. Laura Mae Gardner Expectations and Burnout: Women Surviving the Great Commission by Sue Eenigenburg and Robynn Bliss Organizations providing Member Care & Tools: Global Trellis - Online webinars and trainings Velvet Ashes - Resources and community (for women) Valeo - Online counseling Thrive Worldwide Blog Ongoing Resilience Research Headington Institute - Individual and Organizational Resilience

A Portland church pastor shares from his experience on how a church can tangibly care for their global workers.

Steve and Kara, The Innkeeper hosts, share some tips, tools, and training opportunities for getting started in Missionary Care today. ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: Books: Too Valuable to Lose: Exploring the Causes and Cures of Missionary Attrition by William D. Taylor Enhancing Missionary Vitality: Mental Health Professions Serving Global Missions by John R. Powell, PhD, and Joyce M. Bowers, M.S.W. Worth Keeping: Global Perspectives on Best Practice in Missionary Retention by Rob Hay, Valerie Lim, Detlef Blocher, Jaap Ketelaar and Sarah Hay Doing Member Care Well: Perspectives and Practices from Around the World by Kelly O'Donnell Frontline Women: Negotiating Cross-Cultural Issues in Ministry by Marguerite G. Kraft Healthy, Resilient, and Effective in Cross-Cultural Ministry By Laura Mae Gardner, D.Min. Tender Care: The Heart and Soul of Caring for God's Scattered Servants A Conversation with the Seabrook Seven Mind the Gaps: Engaging the Church in Missionary Care by David J. Wilson, DMin General Editor The Reentry Team: Caring for Your Returning Missionaries by Neal Pirolo Conferences: Mission Connexion Care Connexion MC² - Midwest Conference on Missionary Care Pastors to Missionaries Mental Health and Missions

Dr. Connie Befus helps us understand the significance and means of grieving the compounded losses of a cross-cultural life. ABOUT CONNIE BEFUS, PHD.: Connie Befus is a psychologist with 35 years of experience in providing for the mental and spiritual health needs of international cross-cultural workers. She grew up in Africa, the daughter of career international workers and served with her husband in Latin America for 17 years. She has also worked in private practice, as a psychological consultant for six sending organizations, and as Director of Member Care for sending organizations for 17 years. She has two adult Third Culture Kids. Her doctoral research explored effective helps for people in the midst of cross cultural adjustment. She is the author of Sojourner's Workbook: A Guide to Thriving Cross-Culturally. ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: Recovering from Losses in Life by Norman Wright Life Is Goodbye Life Is Hello: Grieving Well Through All Kinds Of Loss by Alla Renee Bozarth Ph.D Sojourner's Workbook: A Guide to Thriving Cross-Culturally by Connie Befus The Innkeepers: Season 2, Episode 2: Thriving in the First Missionary Term

Minna Kayser shares with us about how God is using MK Ministries to bring healing and wholeness to adult TCKs. ABOUT MINNA KAYSER: Minna was born multi-cultural! Her father was German, her mother an American, and Minna was born and raised in Ethiopia. Having survived intense childhood trauma, she pursued a degree in psychology, but it wasn't until she met Karen that her healing journey progressed. A portion of her testimony is recorded in her book Diamond Fractal. Today she has a passion for walking with people in their journey toward freedom using inner healing prayer. ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: Books: Diamond Fractal: A Story of a Shattered Mind Made Whole by Karen A. Keegan and Minna J. Kayser Joy Starts Here: the transformation zone by Dr E. James Wilder III, Rev Edward M. Khouri, Rev Chris M. Coursey, Ms Shelia D. Sutton Joyful Journey: Listening to Immanuel by Dr. E James Wilder III, Ms Anna Kang, Mr John Loppno, and Ms Sungshim Loppnow Journey Into The Divided Heart: Facing the Defense Mechanisms That Hinder True Emotional Healing by Steve Fair Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds, Revised Edition by David C. Pollock and Ruth E. Van Reken Living From The Heart Jesus Gave You by James G. Friesen, E. James Wilder, Anne M. Bierling, Rick Koepcke, Maribeth Poole Websites: M & K Ministry Life Model Work HeartSync

Clint & Valerie share their story of living missionally in two different countries. God's call on their lives has not changed despite their location changing. ABOUT CLINT & VALERIE: Clint and Valerie and their family have pursued God's call on their lives to serve and work amongst cultures who have little to no access to the Gospel around the world. They've done this through starting a business in a limited access nation to serving in a more traditional role of missions among the Diaspora in North America. Their heart and hope is that everyone would have an opportunity to understand the possibility of reconciliation with God through Jesus. They have four children who keep them super busy. They currently live in Toronto ministering to others who are from among the Diaspora. They have a heart for seeing more people mobilized into the Great Commandment and Great Commission.

Nancy Elwood shares with us from her breadth of experience on TCK education issues and resources. ABOUT NANCY ELWOOD: Nancy and her husband, Mike, lived in eastern Europe for 35 years and recently returned to the U.S. to care for elderly parents. They started out in Croatia, then lived in Vienna where Nancy worked at Vienna Christian School. In 1994, they moved to Budapest where she helped found SHARE Education Services to provide resources and counsel to parents as they educated their children cross-culturally. She served as Acting Director and then became Executive Director, guiding the team of consultants from SHARE's international office in Budapest. In addition, Nancy and a colleague co-founded PACE to train and mentor mission educators for consulting roles throughout the world. She also serves as MK Education International Coordinator for Greater Europe Mission. Nancy has been married to Mike for 47 years and they have two grown sons, Steve and Phil. Steve is married to Rachel and they have two children, Katie and Josh. Nancy enjoys hospitality, gardening, reading and playing with her grandchildren. ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: SHARE - https://www.shareeducation.org SAFE - https://safeasia.org/welcome/ ANCHOR - https://www.anchoreducation.org PACE - https://www.tckconsultant.org The Globally Mobile Family's Guide to Educating Children Overseas by Karen A. Wrobbel

This interview is a snapshot of Dr. Mary Wilder's years of service as a medical doctor to women in Pakistan. ABOUT DR. MARY WILDER Dr. Mary Wilder obtained her B.S. from Portland State University and later her M.D. from University of Oregon Medical School. God then called her to serve as a medical doctor with CBInternational in Pakistan. She lived and worked in Pakistan from 1966 - 1983. Her years there were spent caring for women and children who otherwise would not have received medical care. After returning home to care for her aging mother God opened doors for her to teach in the Intercultural Studies Department at Western Seminary where she mentored and trained hundreds of students for 36 years. The book “Dust and Devotion: The Memoir of a Missionary Doctor in Pakistan” was published in 2021 to share her story and legacy with the world. ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: Dust and Devotion – Entrust Source Publishers Dust and Devotion: The Memoir of a Missionary Doctor in Pakistan Kindle Edition by Dr. Mary Wilder

Larry Sharp explains the realities and misunderstandings of the Business as Mission model. ABOUT LARRY W. SHARP, PHD Larry W. Sharp is the Founder and current consulting specialist with the consulting firm, International Business and Education Consultants (www.ibecventures.com). He served 21 years in Brazil and then 20 years as Crossworld VP of Operations and as Vice President of Business Partnerships. He is currently a VP Emeritus and consultant with Crossworld. Since 2007 he has devoted energies toward Business as Mission (BAM) and currently is a consultant on BAM and education themes. He holds degrees in Bible (Prairie College), business (BA Seattle Pacific University), and education (MA Azusa Pacific University) and a PhD (University of Calgary, CANADA) in comparative sociology of education and administration. His career focus has been in business, education, and supervisory roles. While in Brazil he served as teacher and headmaster of the Amazon Valley Academy (15 years) and President of the Missao Crista Evangelica do Brasil (MICEB) for six years. He travels within North America speaking and teaching in conferences, colleges and churches on themes related to Business As Mission (BAM, B4t). His travels abroad relate to BAM, crisis preparation, management, and team building. He writes a weekly blog on www.ibecventures.com/blog and blogs on other sites occasionally. He serves on four boards including the Freedom Business Alliance where he serves as chairperson; and is working with two university curriculum teams developing the integration of business with missional faith. Larry and Vicki live in Washington state and have been married for 51 years and have four grown children and eight grandchildren. ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: Websites: Businessasmission.com Bamglobal.org Ibecventures.com Books: God Is At Work: Transforming People and Nations Through Business by Ken Eldred Workship: Recalibrate Work and Worship by Patrick Lai A Better Way: Make Disciples Wherever Life Happens by Dale Losch Missions Disrupted: From Professional Missionaries to Missional Professionals by Larry Sharp

Dr. Laura Mae Gardner, a pioneer and expert in Missionary Care shares some of the key distinctives of effective care. ABOUT DR. LAURA MAE GARDNER: I have served in WBT and SIL International for 60+ years, most of that time with my husband, Dick. My contributions or roles included: translator, candidate assessment, trainer, counselor, developer and director of International Counseling Department, creator of Member Care for missions, International Vice President For Personnel, and International Personnel Consultant and Trainer. I have traveled, trained and consulted in 65 countries, done a lot of crisis work, interventions and debriefing. I am also an author including the book Healthy, Resilient and Effective in Cross Cultural Ministry which has now been translated into Indonesian, Korean, Chinese, Ukranian and Russian. I co-authored with Dr. Lois Dodds the three-volume series on Global Servants. Other writings include chapters in books, and probably 500 articles. I have a theological diploma, two undergraduate degrees and two advanced degrees, including a doctorate from Denver Seminary. I am an adjunct professor at Columbia International University. I have served on a number of boards. My husband, Dick, preceded me to heaven a few months ago thus I continue on alone reading, speaking, teaching, consulting, and serving as requested. ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: • Global Member Care Vol 1*: The Pearls and Perils of Good Practice by Kelly O'Donnell • Global Member Care: Vol 2*: Crossing Sectors for Serving Humanity by Kelly O'Donnell & Michele Lewis O'Donnell • Doing Member Care Well*: Perspectives and Practices From Around the World (Globalization of Mission) by Kelly O'Donnell • Global Servants Cross-cultural Humanitarian Heroes Volume 1 Formation and Development of These Heroes by Lois Dodds & Laura Gardner • Global Servants Cross-cultural Humanitarian Heroes Volume 2: 12 Factors in Effectiveness and Longevity by Lois Dodds & Laura Gardner • Global Servants Cross-Cultural Humanitarian Heroes Volume 3 The Art & Heart of Agency Care by Lois Dodds • Healthy, Resilient, & Effective in Cross-Cultural Ministry: Electronic Version by Laura Mae Gardner

Tammy Sharp gives her perspective as an adult TCK and as an MK care specialist into the needs of young adult missionary kids. ABOUT TAMMY SHARP: Tammy was born and raised in Brazil where her parents served as teachers and administrators at Amazon Valley Academy. She attended Wheaton College to become a history teacher at a MK school somewhere in the world. She ended up teaching back in Brazil after 5 years at a school in Alaska. Tammy then finished her Master's in Education and planned to head back overseas, but instead worked at a missions agency for 17 years as the MK Coordinator serving MKs ages 0-80. In January 2018 Tammy joined Barnabas International as a TCK Consultant and Director of MuKappa. Tammy is excited to serve on the Board of Sanctuary Inn to continue caring for Global Workers and their families. ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: • MuKappa • TCK Counseling Network • Compass Ministries MK Transition Seminars: • Interaction International Overview - https://interactionintl.org/transition-seminars/ - https://interactionintl.org/events/ • Barnabas MK Transition Seminar • Narramore Christian Foundation holds MK ReEntry Seminar • Classic ReBoot Canadian Re-entry Seminar • TCK Snow Camp (for college-aged TCKs) Books: • Third Culture Kids 3rd Edition: Growing up among worlds by by Ruth E. Van Reken, Michael V. Pollock, David C. Pollock • Raising Up a Generation of Healthy Third Culture Kids: A Practical Guide to Preventive Care by Lauren Wells • Third Culture Kids: A Gift to Care For by Ulrika Ernvik • With: Reimagining the Way You Relate to God by Skye Jethani • "I Have to Be Perfect": (And Other Parsonage Heresies) by Timothy L. Sanford M.A. • The Grief Tower: A Practical Guide to Processing Grief with Third Culture Kids by Lauren Well • Unstacking Your Grief Tower: A Guide to Processing Grief as an Adult Third Culture Kid by Lauren Wells

Scott Shaum from Barnabas International shares about God's heart for Sabbath rest in our lives today. ABOUT SCOTT SHAUM: Scott Shaum, along with his wife Beth, have served with Barnabas International for 18 years, where he is currently Associate Director. They have lived in Asia and Scott has been a pastor at two local churches. They have 3 married sons and two granddaughters. Scott loves long conversations over well prepared meals, a stack of books, and long walks in the forests near their home in Colorado. ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: • Subversive Sabbath by A. J. Swobod • Rest of God by Mark Buchanan • Sabbath Keeping: Finding Freedom in the Rhythms of Rest by Lynne M. Baab • Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now by Walter Brueggemann

Rob Lloyd shares from his expertise the impact a Crisis Debrief can make in the life of someone who has experienced a powerful event. ABOUT ROB LLOYD: Rob Lloyd is the founder and CEO of the Responders Resource Center, a senior chaplain and the Lead pastor of Freedom Community Church. He created the vast majority of the courses in our chaplaincy training program and is a certified instructor of the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF) through UMBC. He holds a certificate of specialized training in Schools & Children Crisis Response from ICISF and UMBC, is a member of the SMART team for public school incidents and leads the CISM ASSIST team for private school incidents. He is also the clinical director of the SW Washington CISM team and is trained in the FEMA Incident Command System and National Incident Management System. It is Rob's passion to provide excellent training for those who have a desire to assist people who have experienced events that have the potential to overwhelm them. ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: • The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk M.D. • Hope for the Heart Series by June Hunt • ICISF online training - Psychological First Aid • Responders Resource Center (RRC)

Dan Abbott, Development Director at Sanctuary Inn, shares what God has taught him on the journey of support raising. ABOUT DAN ABBOTT: Dan Abbott comes from a YWAM ministry background, enjoys teaching and preaching, and graduated from Western Seminary with a Masters in Biblical Studies and Theology. He has been working at Sanctuary Inn for the last five years and currently is the Development Director. Dan and his wife Anna are the parents of three young sons. ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: • A Spirituality of Fundraising (Henri Nouwen Spirituality) by Henri J.M. Nouwen • The Treasure Principle Bible Study: Unlocking the Secret of Joyful Giving by Randy Alcorn • The Sower: Redefining the Ministry of Raising Kingdom Resources by R. Scott Rodin and Gary G. Hoag

Rebekah Strangarity shares with us some of the blessings and challenges of life as a single missionary. ABOUT REBEKAH STRANGARITY: Rebekah Strangarity grew up in Lancaster County, PA and attended Lancaster Bible College (B.S., in Bible and TESOL), Western Seminary (M.A. in Ministry Leadership-Pastoral Care to Women), and Tel Aviv University (M.A. in Trauma and Crisis Studies). She has been teaching at LBC since August 2020. Prior to that, she served for five years in Israel where she helped start and run a shelter for prostitutes, start a counseling center, and teach Bible studies. While living in Portland, Oregon, she helped direct a ministry for trafficked teenagers. Her passion is seeing women walk in wholeness, to find freedom and healing from abuse, and grow theologically strong. Rebekah has also been a champion of the ministry of Sanctuary Inn since it's beginning; she now serves on the Sanctuary Inn Board. ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: https://www.azmera.net/retreats https://velvetashes.com/

Karen DeGraaf shares from her life experience and perspective as a Counselor and Missionary Care provider in West Africa. ABOUT KAREN DEGRAAF: Karen (M.A., Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (NC), SIL Africa Area Counseling Coordinator) joined Wycliffe Bible Translators when she was 22, and met her husband David as they were both training to do translation and linguistic research in French-speaking West Africa. They spent 11 years in Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa, and had 3 children there. They were forced to leave in 2002 when a civil war tore the country apart, and Karen made the not-so-obvious shift from language work to counseling and member care. In 2006 she received her MA in Counseling from Western Seminary in Portland, OR. She served as a counselor at the Wycliffe JAARS Center in North Carolina for 8 years, then relocated to Cameroon, Africa to take the assignment of Africa Area Counseling Coordinator. Karen's areas of specialization include depression, anxiety, trauma recovery, stress/burnout, relationships, transitions, grief and loss. She is a facilitator for Strengthening Your Interpersonal Skills workshops, Trauma Healing workshops, and has training as a Life Coach. She works with adults, couples and adolescents. Karen loves to help both individuals and teams discover how to live and work with grace and resilience.

Dr. Carmen Imes unpacks material from her book “Bearing God's Name” and helps us understand how our view of God impacts our life in ministry. ABOUT DR. CARMEN IMES: Carmen is Associate Professor of Old Testament at Biola University. A graduate of Wheaton College (PhD), Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (MABS), and Multnomah University (BA), Carmen has also taught at Prairie College in Alberta, Canada. She and her husband were missionaries with SIM for 15 years, having served in church planting in the Philippines and administration for a multi-country ministry called Sports Friends. Carmen is the author of Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters and editor of Praying the Psalms with Augustine and Friends. She's passionate about equipping Christians to read the Old Testament well and embrace their identity and vocation as people who bear God's name. ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters

This interview with seasoned missionaries Dennis Beck and Mark Downing explores how missionaries can prepare for their retirement years. About Dennis Beck: As an international missionary with Campus Crusade for Christ (branded as Cru in the USA) in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) for 38 years, Dennis was asked to move from student ministry to administrative roles as the 20 countries devolved in 1991. As Area Financial Manager his challenge was to bring order out of the post-communist chaos introducing financial systems, western style accounting and auditing skills across the 20 national ministries involving 800 staff. He introduced retirement savings plans for those same CEE staff, starting with Poland in 1994. He continues to teach retirement seminars and to facilitate individualized sessions with his missionary colleagues. About Mark Downing: He is currently enjoying retirement after serving 26 years in Brazil with the Baptist General Conference, now called Converge. After language school, he began teaching Greek and New Testament courses in a seminary in Campo Grande, near the middle of the country, training pastors and missionaries. After doing that for 10 years he did some retooling to help start a missions degree at the seminary. After directing the Missions Department and teaching missions for another five years, he then transferred to Rio de Janeiro to help launch the world missions training center of the Brazilian Baptist Convention where he served as one of the coordinators for another 10 years. He and his wife helped to train more than 350 Brazilian Baptist Convention world missionaries. Mark has been married to Helen for 54 years and they have three children and four grandchildren. ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: • Dave Ramsey • Ron Blue “Mastering Your Money” • Ron Blue “Raising Money Smart Kids” • Randy Alcorn “Money, Possessions, and Eternity”

Steve Price & Kara Githens discuss the first year of podcasts and highlight some of the episodes that have stood out. We encourage you to go back to any episodes you may have missed. Our podcasts are here to equip you!

Dr. Mark Hedinger, the Director of Culture Bound, shares some tools and skills that help missionaries worldwide to be effective in bridging the cross-cultural gap in order to share the good news of Jesus. ABOUT MARK HEDINGER: Mark Hedinger has served in cross cultural ministry and ministry training for over 30 years, with mission experience in Mexico, in the home office of a US sending agency, through international training networks, and in leading CultureBound, a training organization headquartered in Portland OR. Mark and the CultureBound team offer training to mission agencies, schools, churches and businesses around the world. He holds a Doctorate in Intercultural Studies and serves as Adjunct faculty with Western Seminary. Mark is married to Karen Hedinger and they are blessed with four married children and 11 grandchildren. You can learn more about the CultureBound ministry at culturebound.org

Dan Sered, COO of Jews for Jesus, and his lovely wife Dinah share about the value and necessity of good care from their own experience in ministry. They also share practical ways in which their organization is striving to grow in effective care for their workers. ABOUT DAN & DINAH SERED: Dan Sered was born in Israel to a secular Jewish family and later relocated to the United States while he was in his teens. Dan attended Stony Brook University in New York where he met Dinah, a Jewish believer in Jesus who showed him how Yeshua (Jesus) fulfilled the prophecies of the Messiah. Dan's eyes were opened and he committed his life to the Lord. In 1999, Dan & Dinah were married and soon after began serving as missionaries, joining Jews for Jesus and later moving to Israel. In 2006, Dan became the Israel Director of Jews for Jesus, which quickly became the largest branch of the ministry worldwide. In 2019, Dan was appointed as a Chief Operating Officer for the organization and specifically supervises the day-to-day efforts of the branches in Europe, South Africa, Israel, and Australia. Dan received his M.A. in Ministry and Leadership from Western Seminary and his D. Min. in Leadership from Dallas Theological Seminary. He is the President of the Lausanne Consultation on Jewish Evangelism and serves as Co-Catalyst for Jewish Evangelism in the Lausanne Movement. Dan is also an adjunct professor at Israel College of the Bible in Netanya and helped to pastor All Nations Church in Petah Tikvah, Israel for 17 years. He & Dinah have 3 children; Yael, Eithan, and Yoav.

Brian Heerwagen, executive director of Standards of Excellence gives us much to consider on how we can maximize the impact of Short Term Missions. ABOUT BRIAN HEERWAGEN: Brian's first short-term mission (STM) was in 1980. He has been the CEO of Standards of Excellence - SOE (formerly Delta Ministries) since 1985 and has been on countless short-term ministries and partnered with nationals and long-term missionaries in 29 countries. He has a degree in Business and Organizational Leadership. He is the lead author on the collaborative work for “The Next Mile” with more than 30,000 books sold and was part of the national leadership movement that wrote and established the Standards of Excellence in short-term missions. He has been the Missions Pastor at Montavilla Church in Portland, Oregon since 1997. Brian and Lorraine were married in 1986 and they have three grown and married children and five grandkids.

Dr. Karen Fancher, a professor at Multnomah University, with graduate degrees in counseling and missions brings a unique perspective on how we engage cross-culturally. Join us for a discussion on how our heart attitude affects our impact. ABOUT KAREN FANCHER: From a young age, Dr. Karen Fancher was fascinated by other cultures and contexts. She has served as a bilingual teacher, professional counselor, Dean of Students, and Professor. She also had the privilege to engage with churches in South Sudan, seeking to partner with them in providing community-based support for those impacted by the trauma of war. Dr. Karen Fancher is currently an Assistant Professor in the Global Studies and Master of Arts in Global Development and Justice programs at Multnomah University. She integrates the disciplines of biblical studies, professional counseling, and intercultural studies, as she seeks to help students use their gifts and passions to invest in God's redemptive purposes in this world. She is currently researching community-based approaches to promote support and healing for those impacted by the trauma of war. She desires to support church and community leaders to be catalysts of hope and healing at the grassroots level. BOOK RESOURCE: • Be the Bridge by LaTasha Morrison

Dr. Jolene Erlacher is an author and trainer in mobilizing millennials in missions and ministry. You don't want to miss out on her wisdom and insights on how to engage and empower the next generation for the Kingdom. ABOUT JOLENE ERLACHER: Jolene worked for eight years at North Central University, specializing in leadership training, student development and personnel management. During that time, she identified the need for building awareness of generational differences as young leaders entered the workplace, especially in ministry contexts. This began an extended journey of researching the experiences and needs of Millennials in ministry positions. Her book, Millennials in Ministry (Judson Press) documents her findings. Jolene's new book, Daniel Generation: Godly Leadership in an Ungodly Culture, was released in August 2018. Jolene specializes in providing training and consulting on team effectiveness and inter-generational leadership. She works with community organizations, government agencies, churches, missions agencies, and small businesses. Jolene teaches continuing education courses for Eduspire. She is also an adjunct faculty member and teaches graduate courses on Organizational Leadership at North Central University, and serves on the Boards of Directors for GoCorps and The Standards of Excellence in Short-Term Mission. Jolene's education background includes degrees in Education and English, and a graduate certificate in International Leadership. Her doctorate is in Leadership from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. She has also completed training on the StrengthsFinder assessment through Gallup Consulting and is a certified IPSAT (Identity Profile Self Awareness Tool) leadership coach. Jolene is also a Certified Church Consultant through CC.U (ChurchConsultation.University). Jolene is fluent in Spanish and has volunteered and studied in various countries including Mexico, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Kenya, and South Africa. She is actively involved in her local church and community. Jolene lives in central NC with her husband, twin daughters and their dog Rex. She enjoys reading, writing and drinking coffee.

Dr. Steve Hardy, a global missions trainer and consultant, talks with us about the challenges, needs, and realities of training missionaries around the world. You may be surprised to hear some of his stories from missions movements around the world. ABOUT DR. STEVE HARDY: Steve has served as SIM International's Advocate for Theological Education as well as a senior advisor to the International Council for Evangelical Theological Education (ICETE). He worked as a missionary educator primarily in Brazil, Mozambique and South Africa, although has traveled extensively as an educational consultant. He developed an Institute for Excellence in Theological Education for Overseas Council and directed the international scholar program for Langham Partnership (John Stott Ministries). His writings have focused on issues of quality in training and educational administration. He has been married for 48 years to LeAnne and has two grown daughters (Katie and Erika) and three grandkids.

We're excited about Season 3 beginning on September 13. Listen to hear what is in store for our next season. Also, in this brief bonus episode Tiana shares with us a little of her story and how Sanctuary Inn has been a part of her journey.

Amy Young of Global Trellis shares from her life as a cross-cultural worker and her experience on how missionaries can take steps to pursue care for themselves to be healthy and thriving despite the challenges of the missionary life. ABOUT AMY YOUNG: Amy Young, MA, LPC served in China for nearly 20 years, holding various leadership roles, including Member Care Director for 10 years. She co-founded Velvet Ashes, an online community for women working cross-culturally. She founded Global Trellis which develops the spiritual life of cross-cultural workers. You can find out more about it at globaltrellis.com. Amy is also the author of five books for cross-cultural workers. She lives in Colorado and is delighted not to have to get up in the middle of the night to cheer for the Denver Broncos and Kansas Jayhawks. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: • GlobalTrellis • Velvet Ashes • Thrive Retreats • Azmera • A Life Overseas

The Innkeepers hosts, Steve Price & Kara Githens, discuss the reality of cross-cultural stress in the lives of missionaries and some tools to identify it and cope in healthy ways. ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: • Stress Can Be Managed • Transition Curve by Marion Dicke from Mobile Member Care Team

Brian Heerwagen, the Missions Pastor of Montavilla Baptist Church for over two decades, shares his passion and practical tools for growing your church's heart and connection to Global Missions and the missionaries your church supports. ABOUT BRIAN HEERWAGEN: Brian's first short-term mission (STM) was in 1980. He has been the CEO of Standards of Excellence - SOE (formerly Delta Ministries) since 1985 and has been on countless short-term ministries and partnered with nationals and long-term missionaries in 29 countries. He has a degree in Business and Organizational Leadership. He is the lead author on the collaborative work for “The Next Mile” with more than 30,000 books sold and was part of the national leadership movement that wrote and established the Standards of Excellence in short-term missions. He has been the Missions Pastor at Montavilla Church in Portland, Oregon since 1997. Brian and Lorraine were married in 1986 and they have three grown and married children and five grandkids. ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: • Unoffendable: How Just One Change Can Make All of Life Better by Brant Hansen • SOE Equips the Short-Term Mission World By empowering churches, organizations and schools to implement the 7 Standards of Excellence

Perry Bradford, Director of Barnabas International, shares about his life and the work of Barnabas providing pastoral care for missionaries all across the globe. ABOUT PERRY BRADFORD: Perry and Sandi Bradford began their missionary journey in 1980 with Wycliffe Bible Translators. In 1994, they returned to the United States after 10 years of service in Papua New Guinea to join Barnabas International. Perry currently serves as the Executive Director of Barnabas. For 17 years Sandi served as the Director of Women's Ministries for Calvary Community Church in Williams Bay, WI. Together, Perry and Sandi have a heart to shepherd missionaries and national church leaders around the globe. They are the proud parents of 3 adult children and 7 grandchildren! ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: • Barnabas International - barnabas.org Providing pastoral care, missionary and MK care, and encouragement. Their focus is traveling to the missionary on the field. They also provide excellent conferences and retreats. Pastors to Missionaries; Equipping Women International, Debriefing Retreats etc. • MuKappa International - mukappa.org Is a collegiate organization for students who have grown up in a cross-cultural setting (campus based and online for MK's to meet other MK's and share their experiences.)

Calvin & Julie Tadema of “Master's Mind Ministry” share with us the power and significance of forgiveness in our lives. They share concrete steps we can take with God's help to be set free. ABOUT CALVIN & JULIE TADEMA: Calvin & Julie Tadema are a full-time ministry team offering healing prayer for the spiritual, emotional and physical needs through Master's Mind Ministry. Individual healing prayer sessions encourage insight and growth, particularly for overcoming trauma and abuse. In addition, they teach the principles of mind renewal and listening prayer in classes, workshops and retreats. The Tademas have been married for 43 years, love teaching together, and sharing their enthusiasm for the transforming work of the Lord in people's lives. Additional resources: mastersmindministry.org

John Leverington, a counselor with decades of experience working with Global Workers, helps us to understand the joys and challenges of marriage and life outside your home culture. ABOUT JOHN LEVERINGTON: John Leverington has over 25 years of experience working as a therapist, consultant, trainer and supervisor. John was the founding director of Olive Tree Counseling Center in Antalya, Turkey and served as an SIL counselor in Papua New Guinea and Dallas, Texas. He has worked with numerous organizations responding to individual and group crisis situations in Eurasia, Africa, Asia and the Pacific. He has been married to Becky for 48 years and enjoys running, snow shoeing, hiking and photography. RESOURCES: Marriage Resources mentioned in this Podcast with John Leverington: The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman Getting the Love You Want by Harville Hendrix & Helen LaKelly Hunt Created for Connection: The “Hold Me Tight” Guide for Christian Couples by Sue Johnson & Kenneth Sanderfer Cross-Cultural Marriage: Love Across Latitudes: A Workbook on Cross-Cultural Marriage by Janet Fraser Smith In Love But Worlds Apart: Insights, questions, and tips for the intercultural couple by Grete Shelling Marriage Betrayal: Aftershock: Overcoming His Secret Life with Pornography: A Plan for Recovery by Joann Condie Gottman Institute: Card Decks App for your phone or device to help guide you through meaningful conversations with your spouse. Counseling Centers around the world for global workers: Olive Tree Counseling Center - Antalya, Turkey Cornerstone Counseling Foundation - Chiang Mai, Thailand Tumaini Counseling Center - Nairobi, Kenya Places to get away as a couple: Life Impact Oasis - Retreat homes around the world.

Connie Befus shares from her lifelong cross-cultural experience, her research, and training as a Psychologist how missionaries can survive and thrive beyond the first-term of service. ABOUT CONNIE BEFUS, PH.D.: Connie Befus is a psychologist with 35 years of experience in providing for the mental and spiritual health needs of international cross-cultural workers. She grew up in Africa, the daughter of career international workers and served with her husband in Latin America for 17 years. She has also worked in private practice, as a psychological consultant for six sending organizations, and as a Director of Member Care for sending organizations for 17 years. She has two adult Third Culture Kids. Her doctoral research explored effective helps for people in the midst of cross cultural adjustment. She is the author of Sojourner's Workbook: A Guide to Thriving Cross-Culturally.

Lauren Wells specializes in practical, preventative care for Third Culture Kids and their families. Lauren herself is a Missionary Kid who spent much of her developmental years in Tanzania, East Africa. In this podcast we hear some of her story and how God is using her experience and wisdom to help Third Culture Kids thrive. ABOUT LAUREN WELLS: Lauren Wells is the Founder and Director of TCK Training and author of Raising Up a Generation of Healthy Third Culture Kids: A Practical Guide to Preventive Care and The Grief Tower. She specializes in practical, preventive care for Third Culture Kids and their families. She has worked with over 1,000 parents and TCK caregivers and has trained staff from over 60 organizations. Lauren spent her developmental years in Tanzania, East Africa and now lives in South Carolina with her husband and two children.

Hosts Steve Price and Kara Githens discuss the different levels of missionary care that are needed in missions today. They share many resources for Missionary Care around the world. Please visit sanctuaryinn.org/podcasts/continuum-of-care/ for the list of related resources.

Doug Hazen gives practical tools and amazing insight into how we can effectively pray for missionaries around the world. ABOUT DOUG HAZEN: Doug Hazen is a devoted husband, and a proud parent of four adult children, and in addition to their four, later in life he and his wife Ruth adopted two more wonderful kids. Doug and Ruth are also doting and grandparents to 17 grandchildren. Doug was born to missionary parents and then as an adult he and his wife and four young children served in Congo with WorldVenture. Doug served for 30 years with WorldVenture and the last role that he held was as the National Director of Mobilization Prayer for WorldVenture. He is now retired from WorldVenture and is faithfully serving in a pastoral capacity in a small church in Southern Oregon.

Dr. Barney Davis shares a bit of his journey and lifework as a Psychiatrist and Missionary Care Provider for the last 30 years. He shares his insight on missions, mental illness, and how we can strive for health. ABOUT DR. BARNEY DAVIS: Dr. Barney Davis is a psychiatrist, who along with his wife, Karen, a registered nurse (deceased), served as founders of the Godspeed Resources team. Their passion for providing medical and counseling consultations on the field for intercultural workers took them to many locations around the world. A graduate of Texas-based undergraduate, medical, and postgraduate institutions, he practiced general psychiatry in Texas and Maryland before taking on the directorship of Godspeed from 1998 through 2009. Currently, Barney serves as a Clinical Associate at Godspeed Resources. Click this link to learn more about Godspeed Resources [https://www.godspeedresources.org/]