Tomorrow is the last day of our Debrief and Renewal (DAR) retreat outside of Colorado Springs. And it’s also the day we start the rest of our ten week furlough road trip to the west. It has been a rich and rewarding week for all of us. Tabby and I have really enjoyed the time to process and reflect with the skillful counselors here at the retreat. Jack and Lily have had a ball doing their own debrief as well as tobogganing across the snow covered hills. Today I wanted to share a little about the debriefing itself. The DAR retreat, hosted by MTI, is designed to help missionaries with transitioning between the home culture (the USA) and the host culture (Ethiopia). The aim is to equip us with practical tools to process our past and to help us develop habits to maintain spiritual and emotional health as we traverse the US by mini-van, sleeping in a different bed every night, in order to share what God is doing in Ethiopia. I have included a little video clip for an illustration. I hope it’s as helpful in your understanding as it has been to our own.
Blessings, Trent
Where in “the west” will you be? Any chance you’ll be coming through the Sacramento, CA area?
Excellent illustration of home/host cultures using the squares, circles, triangles & stars. What a blessing for you all to get this debrief. Wish we would have had it 20+ years ago!! I’m jealous:)
Thanks for sharing, the illustration was eye-opening for me because having not experienced what you are experiencing, now I can be more aware of what is happening to you and the family emotionally.
Looking forward to seeing you face-to-face very shortly! (Feb./PCC)
May your travels and experiences bring you JOY and Peace within, and shine outwardly too.
Love & Blessings,
Sharon K
That was very, very interesting….for me especially….looking forward to seeing you guys very soon.
Great job of explaining that Trent! Thanks for sharing.
I love that illustration…finally I can identify why I feel the way I feel…sooooooo good…thanks.