You feel tired, anxious, discouraged, isolated, angry, and homesick but cannot think of any reason why you should feel that way. You have been on the field for several years, but these feelings always seem to be there, increasing and decreasing. You wonder what could be causing them. It could be culture stress. There’s a brochure — “What Missionaries Ought to Know about Culture Stress” — that could help. In fact, there are dozens of brochures on all *kinds* of topics that might help you. They’re available in htm or pdf formats and they’re free at
http://www.missionarycare.com/brochures/br_culturestress.htm
If you would like a copy of the brochure with no mention of the word “missionary,” you can find it at…
http://www.crossculturalworkers.com/culturestress.htm
(And thanks to GO InterNational, the producers of this material, for sending $30 to help Brigada finish 2011!)
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