Transition Retreats for cross-cultural workers & TCKs, workshops for Member Care workers, resources for all!
Classic ReBoot
AGES 17-20 Most Missionary Kids (MKs) returning “home” to Canada from the field, feel in a...
Wilderness ReBoot
AGES 21-35 A co-ed retreat for MKs willing to be challenged physically and spiritually in ...
Transitioning from a cross-cultural assignment is a process that takes time and is best achieved with the support of trained, and experienced personnel. No need to undertake this journey alone. Let us help connect you with others who can walk alongside you, providing safety and nurturing along the way.
ReBoot Vision:
To provide a safe place for Canadian MKs of all ages to review their life stories and be refreshed through worship and peer relationships, in order to navigate the on-going transition to Canadian life and culture with God's grace.
Where to begin? I don’t know how to describe the incredible week I’ve just been through at a seminar for missionary kids coming back to Canada to stay. It was called ‘ReBoot’. And what a perfect name for what it was—a reboot, a new start, with fresh gusto. There’s no way to describe the immediate intimacy we felt, staff and kids alike, just because of the similar backgrounds we had: all of us aliens in our own ‘home’ countries. From Japan, Indonesia, Guinea, Brazil, Ecuador, Pakistan, Kenya and beyond, 10 missionary kids and 10 staff that were ex-missionary kids, met for a week of intensive debriefing.
I had no idea there was so much hurt, bitterness and anger inside me before I went. I didn’t know I was holding onto things from years ago, harbouring poisonous thoughts that were eating me up inside.
I can’t describe how the staff reached out, and with their loving honesty and patient listening, acted as God’s hands, coaxing the bitterness out of me. How do I explain the way they seemed to ask just the right questions, give the right kind of encouragement, and provide the perfect advice? We had sessions on grief, transition, spiritual discernment, relationships, security and more.
For the MKs attending, it was surprising to find that some of the stereotypes we were familiar with about us were exactly true, and that some were totally not. While we perfectly fit the mold for an MK, we are still, each of us, completely unique. I learnt that in the heart of a self-conscious, lonely, insecure MK, pride and arrogance is one of the deadliest and easiest sins. I learnt that first impressions can be completely deceiving, and good relationships in the West take lots of patience and time. I learnt that a ‘Hoser’ is a loser. I learnt that police in Canada can be trusted. I learnt that the West is SO tolerant of all religions, sexual orientations, and personal beliefs, and that it is extremely intolerant of expression of opinions. I learnt that getting rid of old grief and pain is glorious.
I can’t explain it all, the depth of spiritual renewal that I received, or the joy of being with people that completely understood, the laughing and crying…but I do know one thing. God was at work. We were told that there was a prayer network all around the world, praying for the success of the week, and I am convinced that God answered the prayers in His dependable, more than sufficient way.
TESTIMONIES W.R. Ruth's Testimony "The whole week I had a feeling that I haven't experienced for years; it was that feeling of letting down my guard, participating in conversation and connecting with the other MKs within hours of meeting them for the first time." Read More...
"The whole week I had a feeling that I haven't experienced for years; it was that feeling of letting down my guard, participating in conversation and connecting with the other MKs within hours of meeting them for the first time."
TESTIMONIES W.R. Virginia's Testimony "Wilderness ReBoot was a really cool experience. To get to hear others’ stories and feel heard myself. Ben helped create an atmosphere in which everyone’s story -no matter if it was long or short- was seen as equally important." Read More...
"Wilderness ReBoot was a really cool experience. To get to hear others’ stories and feel heard myself. Ben helped create an atmosphere in which everyone’s story -no matter if it was long or short- was seen as equally important."