A source of information related to foreign country travel. If you're planning to participate on a mission trip, you will find the following information useful.

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BBC News - Country Profiles
Guide to country history, politics, economic background etc.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm

Foreign Affairs & International Trade Canada
Canadian Government website covering most countries.
www.intercultures.ca/cil-cai/countryinsights-apercuspays-eng.asp

CountryReports.org
Wide-ranging country profiles. Good introduction to a country; informative on culture and history. Subscriptions available.
www.countryreports.org

 

Health Advisories

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
Advisories on specific diseases. Useful Malaria Risk Map available.
wwwn.cdc.gov/travel or www.hc-sc.gc.ca

Public Health Agency of Canada
Travel health, travel clinics. Things to know before travelling.
www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/tmp-pmv/index-eng.php

World Health Organization
Provides leadership on global health matters and information on disease outbreaks, crisis situations and emergencies. Includes listing of world conferences.
www.who.int/en

 

Political Advisories

e-Travel Alerts
Travel Risk Management
Advisories, alerts and Travel Tracker. World map shows civil unrest. Great site!
www.etraveladvisories.com/alerts

Canadian Consular Affairs
Travel reports and warnings
www.voyage.gc.ca

Canadian Air Transport Security Authority
Information on passenger screening at the airport. Includes travel rules regarding liquids, etc.
www.catsa-acsta.gc.ca/english/media/advisories_avis

US Department of State
Current travel warnings
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.html

 

Refugees

United Nations High Commission for Refugees
Tracks refugee movements.
www.unhcr.org/news.html

 

Cross-Cultural Training

Kwintessential
Discusses Cultural Awareness Training and Intercultural Team Management
www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/country-profiles

Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
Dealing with global missions.
www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=357

The Code of Best Practice for Short-term Missions
www.worldevangelicals.org/commissions/mc/mc_southafrica/
resources/ code_of_best_practice.pdf

Classified Directories
Christian missions opportunities – mega site.
www.missionfinder.org

ShortTermMissions.com
Outlines mission trip requirements – applications, etc.
www.shorttermmissions.com

Kiss, Bow or Shake Hands, by Terri Morrison
Guide book to doing business in more than 60 countries.
http://kissboworshakehands.com/2008demo

 

Tracts & Booklets

World Missionary Press
Booklets in many languages.
www.wmpress.org

Canadian Bible Society
Scripture in over 80 languages
www.biblescanada.com

 

Teaching ESL

English in Action: Bible-based programs for ministry, through teaching English. NavPress' mission is to advance the calling by publishing life-transforming materials.

www.dawsonmedia.com

 

 

 

 

 

Living
Abroad

Information
for Expats.

 

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