Cross-cultural internships are exciting opportunities for spiritual growth, skill development, calling confirmation, and intercultural competence. However, they can also be demanding spiritually, mentally/emotionally, and physically. What personal challenges (physical, mental/emotional, spiritual) do you anticipate in meeting the demands of ministering alongside local leaders, living with a host family, serving in a cross-cultural environment which is not your first language, or simply put, dealing with the unknown and unfamiliar? How might you begin now to prepare yourself for these challenges? *