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HOME FIELD SURVEY!       DO 2493       1/89
--To be filled out by all Family singles, couples or teams who have returned to their Home Fields in Europe, North America or elsewhere since 1985.
--These answers can be a great help to other returnees!

       Please answer questions by checking the appropriate boxes, & try to fill in the "explain's" in the space provided. If you need to explain some answers in more detail, feel free to use extra paper, which can be attached to this form when you send it to your R.O. with your next TRF. Tx!

Bible Name: ________________ Former Bible Name: ________________
Home No.: _____
Date of Return to Home Field: ___/___/_____ Previous Field:
       _________________________
Present Field:
       _____________________________________________________
(Please give City, State/Province & Country)

       1. Means of transportation in returning:
[EDITED: " "] Air
[EDITED: " "] Sea
[EDITED: " "] Overland
       2. Port of re-entry: ___________________
       3. Did you have any difficulty getting back into your country?
[EDITED: " "] Yes
[EDITED: " "] No
Explain (If "Yes"):

       4. Unusual questions asked:

       5. Size of family:
       Mates:
[EDITED: " "] None (Single)
[EDITED: " "] Couple (Two-some)
[EDITED: " "] Threesome
       Children:
[EDITED: " "] None
Number of children: ________
       6. First housing found:
[EDITED: " "] Parents or Relatives
[EDITED: " "] Friends
[EDITED: " "] Existing Family Home
[EDITED: " "] Rented Apartment
[EDITED: " "] Rented House
[EDITED: " "] Government Housing
[EDITED: " "] Other (Please explain)

       7. Present Housing:
[EDITED: " "] Parents or Relatives
[EDITED: " "] Friends
[EDITED: " "] Existing Family Home
[EDITED: " "] Rented Apartment
[EDITED: " "] Rented House
[EDITED: " "] Government Housing
[EDITED: " "] Other (Please explain)

       8. Amount of Landing Funds:
[EDITED: " "] Under $500
[EDITED: " "] $500-$1,000
[EDITED: " "] $1,000-$2,000
[EDITED: " "] Over $2,000
       9. Present means of support (Check main 3)
[EDITED: " "] Street Litnessing
[EDITED: " "] Tapenessing
[EDITED: " "] Personal Witnessing
[EDITED: " "] Door to Door/Office to Office, etc.
[EDITED: " "] DFing
[EDITED: " "] Performing/Busking
[EDITED: " "] Provisioning
[EDITED: " "] Relatives
[EDITED: " "] Mail Ministry
[EDITED: " "] Job
[EDITED: " "] Welfare
[EDITED: " "] Other:_______________________

       10. If you have received [EDITED: "benefits"], what difficult questions were asked & problems encountered?

       11. Did you have a social security card, or a similar card from your country?
[EDITED: " "] Yes
[EDITED: " "] No
       a. If not, have you found one necessary?
[EDITED: " "] Yes
[EDITED: " "] No
       b. Was it difficult to obtain a social security card?
[EDITED: " "] Yes
[EDITED: " "] No
Please explain if "Yes":

       12. Have you been asked any questions about taxes?
[EDITED: " "] Yes, but no serious problems
[EDITED: " "] Yes, & had problems
[EDITED: " "] No
(Please explain "Yes" answers)

       13. Did you get a job?
[EDITED: " "] Yes
[EDITED: " "] No
       If so, what kind?:____________________
Pay per month: $___________________
       14. If you did not get a job, do you live by faith & continue to witness?
[EDITED: " "] Yes
[EDITED: " "] No
       Or do you have a part-time job & still witness & depend on other supporters?
[EDITED: " "] Yes
[EDITED: " "] No
       15. Do your supporters continue to support you?
[EDITED: " "] Yes
[EDITED: " "] No
[EDITED: " "] If so, how much monthly?: $_______
       16. What is your average monthly income since returning?
[EDITED: " "] Under $100
[EDITED: " "] $100-$500
[EDITED: " "] $500-$1,000
[EDITED: " "] $1,000-$1,500
[EDITED: " "] Over $1,500
       17. What type of outreach ministry have you found most fruitful?
[EDITED: " "] Street Litnessing
[EDITED: " "] Tapenessing
[EDITED: " "] Personal Witnessing
[EDITED: " "] Door to Door/OTO, etc.
[EDITED: " "] Performing/Busking
[EDITED: " "] Provisioning
[EDITED: " "] Mail Ministry
[EDITED: " "] Other:_______________________

       18. What places have you found to be the best for witnessing?:

       19. Do you shop at thrift, used clothing or second-hand stores?
[EDITED: " "] Yes
[EDITED: " "] No
       20. Do you have a bank account?
[EDITED: " "] Yes
[EDITED: " "] No
       21. Do you need a car?
[EDITED: " "] Yes
[EDITED: " "] No
       22. Do you have a car?
[EDITED: " "] Yes
[EDITED: " "] No
       23. Did your parents, relatives, friends or contacts help you get set up?
[EDITED: " "] Yes
[EDITED: " "] No

       24. Were you able to rent a furnished house?
[EDITED: " "] Yes
[EDITED: " "] No
       If not, how did you furnish the house?
[EDITED: " "] Landing funds
[EDITED: " "] Provisioning
[EDITED: " "] Supporters & friends
[EDITED: " "] Help from Relatives
[EDITED: " "] Other: _______________________

       25. How much did your furniture cost?
[EDITED: " "] Under $100
[EDITED: " "] $100-$500
[EDITED: " "] $500-$1,000
[EDITED: " "] Over $1,000
       26. Do people to whom you witness know you are the Family?
[EDITED: " "] Yes
[EDITED: " "] No
[EDITED: " "] Some do
       If not, who do they think you are?

       27. In what ways is your Home Field easier?
[EDITED: " "] Support
[EDITED: " "] Outreach
[EDITED: " "] Language
[EDITED: " "] Fellowship
[EDITED: " "] Children's schooling
[EDITED: " "] Health & Hygiene
[EDITED: " "] Less work
[EDITED: " "] Other:_______________________
       28. In what ways is it more difficult?
[EDITED: " "] Support
[EDITED: " "] Outreach
[EDITED: " "] Fellowship
[EDITED: " "] Children's schooling
[EDITED: " "] Health & Hygiene
[EDITED: " "] More work
[EDITED: " "] Other:_______________________

       29. What costs per person do you find higher in your Home Field?
[EDITED: " "] Rent
[EDITED: " "] Utilities
[EDITED: " "] Food & Household
[EDITED: " "] Transportation
[EDITED: " "] Clothing & Personal Needs
[EDITED: " "] Childcare & Schooling
[EDITED: " "] Medical & Pharmacy
[EDITED: " "] Other:_______________________

       30. What costs per person do you find lower in your Home Field?
[EDITED: " "] Rent
[EDITED: " "] Utilities
[EDITED: " "] Food & Household
[EDITED: " "] Transportation
[EDITED: " "] Clothing & Personal Needs
[EDITED: " "] Childcare & Schooling
[EDITED: " "] Medical & Pharmacy
[EDITED: " "] Other:_______________________

       31. Do you provision regularly?
[EDITED: " "] Yes
[EDITED: " "] No
Approximate value of provisioned goods per month: $________
       32. What do you provision?:
[EDITED: " "] Food/Household
[EDITED: " "] Furniture & furnishings
[EDITED: " "] Clothing & Personal Needs
[EDITED: " "] Other:_______________________

       33. Have you had more time to spend in the training of your children than in your former field?
[EDITED: " "] Yes
[EDITED: " "] No
       34. Have you put your children in some kind of System school?
[EDITED: " "] Yes
       [EDITED: " "] Public School
       [EDITED: " "] Private School
[EDITED: " "] No
       [EDITED: " "] Correspondence Course
       [EDITED: " "] Home Schooling: System course
       [EDITED: " "] Local Family Combo School
       [EDITED: " "] Home Schooling: We teach
       [EDITED: " "] No Schooling
       35. Did you have any problems about either type of schooling?
[EDITED: " "] Minor problems (Please explain)
[EDITED: " "] Major or legal problems (Pls. explain)
[EDITED: " "] No problems

       36. How did your children adjust?
[EDITED: " "] Well
[EDITED: " "] Fair
[EDITED: " "] Poorly
       37. How do they compare to their age group scholastically?
[EDITED: " "] Average
[EDITED: " "] Above average
[EDITED: " "] Below average
       38. How are they doing now? Please specify any problems:

       39. What witnessing materials do you use most?
[EDITED: " "] DFs
[EDITED: " "] Treasures
[EDITED: " "] Posters
[EDITED: " "] Tapes
[EDITED: " "] Other:_______________________

       40. What kind of people seem most receptive?
[EDITED: " "] Youth (under 12)
[EDITED: " "] Teens
[EDITED: " "] Drop-outs
[EDITED: " "] Couples
[EDITED: " "] Professionals
[EDITED: " "] Old folks
[EDITED: " "] Other:_______________________

       41. Have you had any persecution?
[EDITED: " "] Yes
[EDITED: " "] No
       If so, what kind?
[EDITED: " "] Major
[EDITED: " "] Minor
[EDITED: " "] Legalities, solved by paperwork
Please explain:

       42. What have you found to be the best way to avoid persecution?
[EDITED: " "] Keep moving
[EDITED: " "] Going [EDITED: "low-key"] & acting "normal"
[EDITED: " "] Using lawyers' counsel or defense
[EDITED: " "] Other:_______________________
(Please explain if necessary)

       43. Do your foreign-field methods of witnessing still work on the Home Field?
[EDITED: " "] Yes
[EDITED: " "] No
[EDITED: " "] Some do
       44. What problems have you had with either authorities, neighbours or others? If any.
[EDITED: " "] Minor
[EDITED: " "] Major
[EDITED: " "] Developed into Enemies
(Please explain)

       45. What is the attitude of your close relatives & old friends to your return?
[EDITED: " "] Very good
[EDITED: " "] Fair
[EDITED: " "] Poor
[EDITED: " "] Divided opinions
       46. How often do you have Family fellowship meetings with other Family Homes?
[EDITED: " "] More than once/week
[EDITED: " "] Every 1-2 weeks
[EDITED: " "] Monthly
[EDITED: " "] Less than once/month

       47. Are you continuing to receive Family publications? If not, why not?
[EDITED: " "] Yes
[EDITED: " "] No
[EDITED: " "] Changing address frequently
[EDITED: " "] Other:_______________________

       48. What other kinds of pubs do you feel there is a need for?
[EDITED: " "] GP for reaching new people
[EDITED: " "] DFO for friends & supporters
[EDITED: " "] Teens
[EDITED: " "] Children's
[EDITED: " "] Other: _______________________

       49. What are your greatest problems?
[EDITED: " "] Support
[EDITED: " "] Outreach
[EDITED: " "] Security
[EDITED: " "] Childcare/Schooling
[EDITED: " "] Housing
[EDITED: " "] Lack of Fellowship
[EDITED: " "] Personal problems
[EDITED: " "] Other:_______________________

       50. Do you feel it safe or expedient to live in a Family Combo situation in your present location?
[EDITED: " "] Yes
[EDITED: " "] No
       If not, in a different location in your present Home country?
[EDITED: " "] Yes
[EDITED: " "] No
       51. What would you advise other returnees to do about re-entry, housing, ministry, schooling, etc.?

       52. What have been your greatest victories?

       Thank you so much for prayerfully answering all of these questions so that we may advise other returnees.
       MGBAKY&CTMYAB!
Sincerely yours, in Jesus' Love!

         Dad, Mama & all your W.S. Staffers

       P.S. Please don't forget to keep sending your TRFs & tell us how you are! WLY!

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       DAD'S P.S. TO THE HOME FIELD SURVEY!       DO 2493 1/89

       1. In this GN is a Letter with many helpful suggestions about what to do & what not to do & how to carry on. We started in our home fields & we should be able to carry on in our home fields in the same ways we did before.--Loving, witnessing, winning souls & feeding our sheep! Amen?

       2. Where God guides He provides! TYJ! We love you all & are praying for you desperately that you will make it & be able to continue in His Service helping others.

       3. We also have some other very important Letters coming about the present World conditions & what we see in the future. Things are moving fast! Thank God it won't be long now, & we'll soon see you all in our own Heavenly Kingdom at last! TTL! No more hardships with transportation! No more difficulties with authorities, because we will be the authorities! No more passports & visas! The tables will be turned & we will be their rulers!--In the glorious Heavenly Kingdom of God on Earth! Hallelujah! TYJ! PTL! In Jesus' name, amen!

       4. So don't give up! Trust the Lord & keep going for Jesus' sake, & millions of lost souls will be thankful you did! It will be worth it all! Hallelujah! Praise You Jesus! Amen! TYL! And thanks to all of you who have remained faithful!

       5. Prepare for the Crash as best you can. I don't see how it can be delayed another year. Many authorities & experts are expecting it this year, 1989!

       6. And don't be surprised if I, "by reason of great strength," continue to live beyond my 70th birthday of February 18th! For me it would be easier to go, but for your sakes I think I would rather stay as long as I can. It's up to the Lord to make the decision.

       7. So, as He did for King Hezekiah, He may give me a little more time to help you make it through. (2Kings 20:1-7) Amen? God's Will be done! He knows best!

       8. The Lord bless & keep you & make His face to shine upon you & lift up His countenance upon you & give you peace.--In Jesus' name! Rest & work in the Lord. Fear not, for He is with you. Be not afraid, for He is thy God!--Num.6:24-26; Isa.41:10.

       9. I have those words written on my lighted clock so that I can see them all night. Maybe you can fix up a night light with a Scripture motto that you favour & really lean on, like I do on that one. And in those night seasons when you waken, you can see it & remember it & trust in it, as you trust in Him. Amen? TYJ! In Jesus' name, amen!

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Copyright (c) 1998 by The Family