What Missionaries Ought to Know
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Many of the "What Missionaries
Ought to Know" and “Stewardship of Self” series are available in a
collection as an e-book containing 49 chapters. This is a great way to have the entire series on your
computer to refer to as you have the need and opportunity.
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Ought to Know" was updated in July 2012 with a new
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Missionary
Marriage Issues
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The brochures of the "Missionary Marriage Issues" series are
available in a collection as an e-book containing 18 chapters. This
is a great way to have the entire series on your computer to refer
to as you have need and opportunity. New chapters will be added as
Ron writes additional brochures.
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Missionary
Singles Issues
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The brochures of the "Missionary Singles Issues" series are
available in a collection as an e-book containing 15 chapters. This
is a great way to have the entire series on your computer to refer
to as you have need and opportunity. New chapters will be added as
Ron writes additional brochures.
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Missionaries and Bribes
New e-book on issues relating to
bribes and corruption.
Missionaries often face situations in which bribes seem to be
expected, and they are confused about to do and may feel guilty whether
they pay or not. This book contains eight chapters written by Ron as
well as ten appendices by other people. The book will not tell you what
to do in every situation, but in the book you will find much useful
information as well as help you know what questions to ask to help you
reach a decision.
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Bribery and the Bible
Published in 1991 by Campus Crusade Asia Limited in Singapore, this book gives a
Biblical perspective on bribery and extortion and applies that perspective to
bribery issues in one country. After five chapters defining bribery and
extortion and considering what both the Old Testament and the New Testament say
about them, Dr. Richard Langston (D.Miss. TEDS 1989) applies Scripture to the
bribery problem in the Philippines where he served. His insights will be helpful
wherever you serve.
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Psychology for
Missionaries
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Ron taught psychology in Christian colleges for 35 years. In this
book he places psychology in a Christian perspective and considers
practical implications for Christian missionaries. The table of
contents includes chapters on most of the topics found in
introductory psychology text but implications are drawn for those
working cross-culturally. Of course, some of the psychological
content is drawn from the brochures on missionarycare.com.
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Coming “Home”: The Reentry Transition
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As a part of facilitating their reentry retreats, Ron and Bonnie wrote a
brief guide to the process of reentry. You can use this book as a part of
debriefing in a group, as an aid when being debriefed by another person, or
alone as a part of a self-debriefing
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Before You Get "Home": Preparing for
Reentry
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New e-book on preparing for reentry.
Written for people anticipating a return to their passport
country several months in the future, this book helps them leave
"right," making it easier for them to enter "right." Using the
Exodus as a model, it gives them an overview of what is ahead so
they will know what to expect and how to prepare for it.
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Understanding Adolescence
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Since the “Adolescence” brochure is the one opened most
frequently, Ron has updated his book, Understanding Adolescence,
published by Victor Books in 1987. Written for parents adolescents
and children in their later elementary years, it is also helpful to
teachers, youth workers and anyone else working with teenagers.
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Third Culture Kids and Adolescence:
Cultural Creations
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Ron wrote a book for TCKs, one to accompany Understanding Adolescence
(written for parents). Third Culture Kids are obviously created by living in two
cultures, and the whole phenomenon of adolescence was invented by Western
culture. This book examines the role of culture in creating adolescent TCKs, and
includes a practical section at the end of each chapter, a section titled "What
Can Adolescent TCKs Do?"
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I Don’t Want to Go Home: Parent’s
Guide for Reentry for Elementary Children
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Ron and Bonnie (an elementary teacher) wrote We’re Going Home
(108 pages) for children ages 6-12 who are returning to their
passport countries. Written at a third grade level, We’re Going Home
includes the story of a family returning to its passport culture.
Each chapter also has activities such as scrambled words, crossword
puzzles, word searches, mazes, and codes. Ron also wrote I Don’t
Want to Go Home (54 pages) as a companion volume for parents. Each
chapter in the parent’s book has information about TCKs in the
Bible, children’s TCK issues today, and suggestions to help children
reenter well. Both books are included in each of the files to be
downloaded below.
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Raising Resilient MKs: Resources for Caregivers, Parents, and Teachers
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Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) and Joyce
Bowers have graciously given permission to post the this book online
for people to download free of charge because the book is out of
print. This book contains the collected wisdom of 38 authors who
wrote the 56 chapters. It was the collaborative effort of ACSI,
Interaction, Inc., and Mission Training International (MTI) and
provides resources for people who have responsibility for MKs and
other TCKs.
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Reentry
After Short Term Missionary Service
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Written for people returning to their passport country after a
few weeks or months of missionary service, this book helps them not
only reenter but also consider how they have changed and what that
implies for their future. Using Jonah and Paul as examples, it also
helps them process the good and bad events that occurred.
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