Re-Entry Resources

The following are helpful readings to prepare you for your return to life in America:

The absentee American: repatriates’ perspectives on America

Smith, Carolyn D.
New York: Aletheia Publications, c1994.

The art of coming home

Storti, Craig.
Yarmouth, Me; Intercultural Press, c1997.

Children of missionaries caught between cultures : reentry issues

Walters, Doris L.
[Winston-Salem, N.C.] : Doris L. Walters, 1996.

Don’t pig out on junk food : the MK’s guide to survival in the U.S.

Gordon, Alma Daugherty, 1933-
Wheaton, Ill. : Evangelical Missions Information Service, c1993.

Homeward bound : a spouse’s guide to repatriation

Pascoe, Robin.
Vancouver : Expatriate Press, 2000.

Re-entry : making the transition from missions to life at home

Jordan, Peter.
Seattle, Wa. : YWAM Publishing, 1992.

Reentry guide for short-term mission leaders

Chinn, Lisa Espineli.
Orlando, Fla. : Deeper Roots Publications, c1998.

The reentry team : caring for your returning missionaries

Pirolo, Neal.
San Diego, Calif. : Emmaus Road International, c2000.

So you’re coming home

Black, J. Stewart, 1959-
San Diego, Calif. : Global Business Publishers, c1999.

Strangers at home : essays on the effects of living overseas and coming “home” to a strange land

Bayside, NY : Aletheia Publications, c1996.

Transcultural odysseys: the evolving global consciousness

Shames, Germaine W.
Yarmouth, ME : Intercultural Press, c1997.