These are the things that we are often too afraid to speak out loud. We don’t know what to do with them or if it is safe to talk about them.
Spiritual abuse. Witnessed trauma. Pornography use. Disenfranchised grief. Just the hard parts of cross-cultural life. The list goes on.
The questions swirl. Am I worth it? Is it time to leave the field? Why did this happen? How long do I have to suffer? How would my life be different if I hadn’t chosen this cross-cultural journey?
What do you do with the complicated questions? How do we help organizations become better equipped to address and deal with hard things?
What feels complicated about cross-cultural life right now?
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Marriage is complicated, especially when you are the ones supporting others in their marriage. Parenting is complicated when you long for a group of like minded believers to rally around who can support you and you can support them. Health issues are complicated in another country, when finding resources is so much harder.