From time to time, various organisations in Australia and overseas tell us of specific urgent opportunities just right for Second Wind people.

The most significant current need is for TEACHERS for MKs !!

SHORT-TERM or LONG-TERM

The number one reason missionaries return home early without being able to complete the task they are called to is:-

DIFFICULTIES WITH THE EDUCATION OF THEIR CHILDREN.

Read an article recently published by WEC in their magazine about Missionary Kids.  It will help you understand the need much better.  More......

Read a story recently published on the SIM website - My First Wonderful Year.
"God cleared the way for me by enabling me to “retire” at 55. Most early retirees I’ve met have no intention of simply putting their feet up; for most, retirement means the opportunity to move with a certain guaranteed financial independence into a different sphere of life, to give more quality time to things pushed to the edges of life by the exigencies of earning a living and meeting numerous responsibilities. For me, early retirement has meant all that, in accepting the call to Bingham Academy."

You can also read My Thai Diary, recently published by OMF International. It tells the story of one teacher who helped with home-schooling. You can also read the parents' story of the impact her assistance made on their work - Its Marvellous What a Difference a Teacher Makes.

Teachers can be used in all sorts of situations from assisting missionary mothers home-schooling their kids to teaching in International Schools.  In some locations, several mission organisations pool their resources to form a school for the education of their children. In many cases, if teachers can go, as "supported missionaries", the school does not have to find funds for their salary, and can then discount the fees charged to missionary families.

This is a wonderfully practical way to be involved in supporting those on the Front Line, using the talents, training and maturity you have developed in your profession.

There are other opportunities to help mothers home school their kids, where no suitable schools are available.  You can be a significant part of the team in these locations, not only educating the MKs, but also assisting their outreach in other ways.  You will also free up the mothers to play a much more active role in their ministies.

We recently conducted a survey of our partners and found over 500 opportunities immediately available.

Some of these Teacher Positions are listed in our Top Needs Section.  Or you can contact any of our partner agencies (easily accessed from the list of agencies), and enquire directly.

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