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HE IS RISEN INDEED!

 SHANNON’S CORNER

Jesus is risen.  He is risen indeed!

Lent and Easter season is a favorite time of year for me since childhood.  I had two churches, the Dayton UM and the Rimersburg UM that helped form my need in preparing my heart, mind, and body to receive what Jesus did for me and continues to do for me.  The celebration of Holy Week, services each night leading up to Resurrection Sunday.  The lent youth breakfasts that helped to think through the preparation leading up to Holy Week and on through to Resurrection Sunday.  This Lent, I enjoyed reading the book of Ezekiel – with the theme, ‘Come to Life’ by She Reads Truth.

Transition painting of a TCK

A family finished sixteen years of serving in SE Asia to come back to serve the Lord here in the USA.  I had the privilege of serving and ministering to their two children, nine and twelve years old.  We talked about the sadness they feel in leaving behind their home and friends and the transition to live here in American culture.


Bethann and I facilitated a training on Transitional Stress with the students and staff of OneLife Institute in Morris, PA.  In the book, ‘Transition Companion’ by Tim Austin, he says, “Transformation is the destination for transition.”  A timely discussion on processing transitions as they had all just recently arrived back from a mission trip to Peru and Kenya.  Equipping them with tools as they navigate the transition of leaving OneLife in May and many more of life’s transitions.


Where are you right now? (Reflection)

I debriefed a couple before they soon leave to go back to North Africa.  They were back in the states because of the sudden health decline and death of a loved one.  Giving them a safe space to grieve freely, to start processing through their time lived overseas, and tools to help them navigate and manage this time of loss and grief as they go back to serve others.




Root System of a TCK
I ministered to a number of women and men globally as far away as Papa New Guinea, to SE Asia, to Denmark, to Dominican Republic, to Peru, to North Africa, to Canada, to the USA – New York, Florida, Indiana, Lancaster and Harrisburg, PA.  It is a privilege to get to hear their stories, what they are learning, and to see God’s hand working in their lives.  Each one has experienced suffering and loss from loss of home, ministry, friends, loved ones, relationship conflicts, sickness, being misunderstood, lack of confidence, feelings of being inadequate, and “who am I?” and joy and peace of God’s kindnesses, faithfulness, health, provision, finishing well, saying good-byes, and being heard and understood.


Jars of Clay

Enjoying my women’s Bible study every Thursday evening as we continue to study prayer.  Learning from our Lord as he taught his disciples how to pray, intercessory prayer, and persevering in prayer.  

 

The joy of being with family.  The excitement of watching Rylie hitting a home run.  Rylie and Morgan participating in a double play to end the inning.  Doing a road trip from Harrisburg to Grove City with Jack and Theo as they had a road trip scavenger hunt to keep them busy as well as some tasty stops along the way.


“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. I will place my Spirit within you and cause you to follow my statutes and carefully observe my ordinances. You will live in the land that I gave your ancestors; you will be my people, and I will be your God.”

Ezekiel 36:26-28


PRAYER REQUESTS

Praise the Lord for safe travels!

Praise the Lord for seeing Rylie and Morgan play ball!

Praise the Lord for Good Friday and Easter Sunday!

Praise the Lord for His guidance, kindness, and faithfulness!

Pray for wisdom as I meet with people either one-on-one or debriefs.

Pray for building community and relationships where I am living and the church I am attending.

Pray for an in person debrief the last week of April.

Pray for the 11 women in my Bible study.

Pray for an online debrief with a couple finishing up their term on April 22nd.

Pray for good weather on April 29th -30th to see Rylie’s senior softball game.



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Three Self Portraits

Cultural Transplant

Transition of a TCK

Three Self Portraits

Saying Goodbyes through C.A.R.

Cultural Transplant

Timeline

5 Rs of Transition

Where are you right now? (Reflection)



A TCK's Garden

A TCK quote on transition

A quote on transition

Roadmap of Transition Model

The Transition Model

The Transition Bridge Model

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