You've said "yes" to God's call to go, and now you will pack up your things and step into the unknown of a new location, people, and culture. The following years will likely include great joy, frustration, homesickness, difficulty, and excitement. In this book, ten men who have served in missions in various ways share what they wish they had known before they began. This Handbook for Entering the Mission Field Includes Essays On: Discerning your calling, Leaving what you love, Identity and task, Integrity and accountability, Serving well as a team, Prayer and evangelism, Going single, Family and mission, Suffering and the missionary life, The spiritual life of a missionary, Alongside our editors, contributors include Ryan Robertson, Jeff Kelly, D. Scott Hildreth, Joe M. Allen III, Matt Rhodes, Brian Harrell, Brooks Buser, and Zane Pratt.