From KB, 2004:

• From interview with Mr. and Mrs. B.

People are not in awe of you when you come back to US because of your mission time.

Relationships with people are different, especially with the people you once may have been close to.  People have lived without you and have gone on while you were out of the country, so things will be different.

• From Stepping Out

You change dramatically while being overseas.

No one else can share your experiences at your level of intensity, and this can get frustrating when you feel that others don’t understand you and what you’ve been through.

You feel you have changed, but may feel yourself slipping back into old habits.

Integrate your experience into every aspect of your life.

Be aware of your frustrations and find someone to talk to if you need that

May be disappointed with other Christians upon returning home, thinking that they should be acting differently because of all that you have been through.

From Interview with WF and FF:
When they returned to the United States, people were on the streets asking them for money.  It wasn’t the America they had left and they didn’t know how to do things in the US anymore.

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