Parents, Goodbyes, and the Cost of Missions for Families
How can parents say goodbye to their children who pursue missions? How can grandparents part with their grandchildren in the name of ministry? And what happens when parents are aren’t believers or don’t support their kids’ involvement in cross-cultural m
The Missions Show · Alex Kocman and Scott Dunford
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Show Notes
How can parents say goodbye to their children who pursue missions? How can grandparents part with their grandchildren in the name of ministry? And what happens when parents are aren’t believers or don’t support their kids’ involvement in cross-cultural ministry?
This week, we have a sit-down, heart-to-heart chat with the Dunford family about what it was like to send their kids and grandkids to a closed country as missionaries.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Parents of Missionaries: How to Thrive and Stay Connected When Your Children and Grandchildren Serve Cross-Culturally
- Third Culture Kids 3rd Edition: The Experience of Growing Up Among Worlds
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The Missions Show is sponsored by ABWE International, Radius International, and Evangelical Council for Abuse Prevention.