News & Events

June 23, 2006

Children’s education needs can cut short long-term cross-cultural Christian service

Finding appropriate education for their children remains one of the primary reasons that cross-cultural workers return to the U.S. from their country of service, said John Kennedy, Interserve Personnel Director.

Indigenous schools in the Arabian Peninsula are overcrowded and teach by rote memorization, said one worker whose son would have been in a class with 100 students. Private Western-style schools are expensive and have long entrance waiting lists, noted one serving in West Asia.

Some workers choose to home-school their children, but may find it “hard to be both parents and teachers,” said one mother of fifth and eighth grade boys.

“We need teachers to answer the call to service and commit to teaching children of cross-cultural workers overseas,” she said.

If you are interested in teaching overseas, you may call 1-800-809-4440 or email info@interserveusa.org for more information.