Returnees (Hǎiguī in Mandarin) are a people's best and brightest that travel abroad to advance their education and career, but experience reverse culture shock upon their return.

Returnees Returning the Right Way

There was once a proud frog (青蛙 Qīngwā) that lived in a well, content with the home that he had.  Curious, a sea turtle (海龟 Hǎiguī) looked down and asked the frog if he had ever seen the vast sea (大海 Dàhǎi).  Realizing his perspective was limited in scope and experiences, he became ashamed.  The sea turtle proudly returned (归 guī) to the sea where he felt most comfortable while the other "frog at the bottom of a well" (井底之蛙 Jǐngdǐzhīwā) remained where he was most comfortable.  The cosmopolitan (四海为家 Sìhǎi wéi jiā) sea turtle wandered aimlessly (四海飘零 Sìhǎi piāolíng) in the sea with no direction or purpose.

Returnees (海归 Hǎiguī) Returning the Right Way is a practical missiological article based on a Biblical foundation intended for mainland Chinese Christians to grapple with as they return to 'home'.  Their cultural and linguistic heritage and cross-cultural experiences conflicted and contrasted with the anti-religious laws of the People's Republic of China.  As the Chinese idiom expresses, wandering sea turtles lack direction and purpose, and the frog remained at the bottom of the well, having never benefited from the wisdom and experience of the sea turtle.   

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