Into Abbas Arms Foundation

*Returning Home*
When you return home, expect to encounter some physical exhaustion and emotional yo-yoing. You've been operating with your senses on full-open for 2 weeks. You've been absorbing new sights, sounds, smells, tastes and ideas on a non-stop basis. You've been meeting new people daily and have probably conversed more than usual. Add to these, drastic changes in routine and the stress of staying in strange, cramped, living quarters; your body and senses are ready for a rest. Don't be surprised if you feel physically beat or your emotions plunge. You've been in a very poor country so expect to go through reverse culture shock when you re-enter your own culture. Once you return home, you may be asked to share your mission experience with others. If so, be careful to avoid the following "turn off" attitudes: Don't exalt yourself as an authority on missions. Don't act holier than thou because you've been in the mission field. Don't go around depressed because of the conditions of the people in the mission field. Rather, focus on the positive things you've learned from their culture. Don't get impatient when people don't respond to your vision for missions. Allow time for people to catch a glimpse of what you saw. Your changed life will be the greatest testimony. Most importantly, remember......whatever your reasons for the remarkable and life changing journey-it was God who called YOU to do a spiritual work and it is Him who will lift you up with words to share and energy to sustain you. He will go before you - stand beside you. So....open your heart in the spirit of servanthood and share with others what you have experienced.