[ Preparation
] [ Immunizations
]
Approved Journeyman personnel
will attend a eight-week
orientation at the International
Learning Center in Rockville,
Va., (just 20 miles
west of the IMB home
office in Richmond).
Here
is where you will learn
more about the country
and culture of the place
you will call home for
the next two years.
It is a transitional
community designed to
help you leave the states
and prepare for a successful
missionary term overseas.
You’ll
also develop skills
and relationships that
you will treasure for
a lifetime.
Preparation
There are a lot of issues
one must consider prior
to field arrival. The
student mobilization
team has gathered some
great information addressing
these issues - Go
Field
departure
Personnel depart for
their overseas assignments
following a successful
completion of orientation.
Not everyone going through
orientation will head
overseas.
But, for most folks,
they head to the field
from one to two weeks
after orientation. Face
it, by this time you’ll
be ready to head out
on your Journey of a
lifetime! Your regional
office will guide you
in decisions regarding
your field arrival schedule.
Many
good-byes are already
said prior to orientation
so it can be a good
decision to depart directly
from orientation if
your regional office
agrees to this timing.
One drawback is the
luggage allowance for
domestic travel is so
much less than an international
flight.
Days
in the States following
orientation are at the
discretion of your regional
office and are not an
entitlement.
