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BOOKS:

Serving Well: Help for the Wannabe, Newbie, or Weary Cross-cultural Christian Worker by Elizabeth and Jonathan Trotter

A compilation of their articles at the A Life Overseas website, this book is broken into sections on preparing well, moving well, grieving well, taking care of your heart well, taking care of your marriage well, taking care of your children well, working well, anticipating well, recalculating well, communicating well, and returning well.

The Emotionally Resilient Expat - Engage, Adapt, and Thrive Across Cultures by Linda Janssen

The Mind of a Missionary: What Global Kingdom Workers Tell Us About Thriving on Mission Today by David Joannes and Nik Ripken

Spiritual Survival Handbook for Cross-Cultural Workers by Robert S. Miller

Sojourner's Workbook: A Guide to Thriving Cross-Culturally by Connie Befus

Practicing Hope: Missions and Global Crises edited by Jerry Ireland & Michelle Raven

Recovering from Traumatic Stress: A Guide for Missionaries by Stephanie Laite Lanham and Joyce Hartwell Pelletier

Career-Defining Crises in Mission: Navigating the Major Decisions of Cross-Cultural Service by Paul Keidel

Thriving in Cross Cultural Ministry by Carissa Alma

The Call to Joy and Pain: Embracing Suffering in Your Ministry by Ajith Fernando

BOOKS FOR SINGLES:

Sacred Siblings: Valuing One Another for the Great Commission by Sue Eenigenburg and Suzy Grumelot

Single Mission: Thriving as a Single Person in Cross-Cultural Ministry by Debbie Hawker and Tim Herbert

BOOKS FOR WOMEN:

Expectations and Burnout: Women Surviving the Great Commission by Sue Eenigenburg and Robyn Bliss

Women in God's Mission: Accepting the Invitation to Serve and Lead by Mary T. Lederleitner

Frontline Women: Negotiating Cross-Cultural Issues in Ministry edited by Marguerite G. Kraft

For the Joy: 21 Missionary Mother Stories of Real Life & Faith by Miriam Chan and Sophia Russell

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