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ORIENT

At Orient, you will...


  1. ✦ map out your personal spiritual journey

  2. ✦ discover how your personal decision making process affects others

  3. ✦ learn how to handle interpersonal conflict

  4. ✦ learn good team building principles and put them into practice

  5. ✦ examine how lifestyle choices have impact on the field

  6. ✦ discern between “scaffolding” and “props” in your personal life

  7. ✦ survey stages of transition and learn tips to navigate them well

  8. ✦ discuss skills to implement when personal and culture values clash

  9. ✦ identify stressors and ways to handle them

In recent research, studies show that of the people returning from overseas assignments, 70% come back for preventable reasons.  This two-week pre-departure training aims to equip people headed overseas with skills to help them navigate transition, stress, culture shock, and relationships so they can be more prepared and stay effective in whatever surroundings they find themselves.


During this program, participants engage in a variety of learning methods and activities to address spiritual formation, personal identity, personal and cultural values, expectations, transitions, stress management, and leaving well.  TRAIN International partners with Discovery Ministries during this training to lead participants through outdoor challenges and group initiatives to assimilate healthy relational skills and conflict resolution strategies.

I liked that the training gave us both group and individual time to process.  I also liked the blend of Bible, research, and activities.


— Orient Participant