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Confessions of a Trailing Spouse

When Roy heard the call to be a missionary, I heard absolutely nothing — not even the faintest whisper of a call. I figured if

October 28, 2020 No Comments

IWM Report 2020 (Video)

Please take a look at some of the activities that the Institute of World Mission has carried out during 2020! Even though this year has

October 13, 2020 No Comments

Three Steps Missionaries Can Use to Cope With Challenges

In this video, Dr. Ann Hamel shares three steps to help us cope with the challenges we face in life. Missionary life can be a

October 6, 2020 No Comments

Homeschool Options for Missionaries

More missionaries are homeschooling today than ever before. The advantages in mobility, flexibility, and individualized parent-supervised instruction allows more time for children to be involved

September 15, 2020 No Comments

Do Children Need Cross Cultural Training?

Often times, organizations question whether the spending time to train children for cross cultural service is truly necessary and worthwhile. It’s important to note that

September 8, 2020 No Comments

7 Effective Ways to Deal With Culture Shock

Would you try running an iOS app on an Android smartphone? This illustrates what people experience who have been enculturated (“programmed”) in one cultural setting

July 14, 2020 No Comments

Featured Theme Pages

Our goal is to help you go deeper than individual blog articles usually allow.

With that, we present to you the IWM Featured Theme Pages.

Each page is a collection of blog posts, together with other resources found on this website, all centered around a specific topic of interest. Below is a quick sample. Slide to the left or to the right to get the idea.

Just keep in mind, you will need to create a free IWM membership account or be logged in to access these Featured Theme Pages.

Witnessing & Discipling

Cross-cultural mission workers share the gospel in some of the most distant and difficult places to minister. Learning how to communicate the good news in an effective way is essential to missional ministry.

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Finances & Missions

Here you’ll find all the material on the IWM website devoted to the best use of financial resources in missions.

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Missionary Health

Cross-cultural mission workers face multiple hazardous environments ranging from high pollution to scarcity in variety of plant-based foods. Here we discuss health issues that are relevant to cross-cultural missions.

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Family & Marriage

Your marriage and family are key for effective cross-cultural ministry. Taking care of them is an essential aspect of your service. In this section, you will find valuable support on these topics.

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Kids' Corner

A collection of games and fun resources for children of missionaries.

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