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A Decade Abroad: The Shifting Sands of Belonging for a Former Expat A 31-year-old who moved to Tokyo at 22 to cope with depression now feels displaced after a decade abroad. What does this mean for long-term expats? #ExpatLife, #TokyoLiving, #MentalHealth, #Belonging, #CulturalIdentity https://newsletter.tf/expat-in-tokyo-for-10-years-feels-lost/

Belonging and Advent: A Season of Waiting, A Season of Displacement The Fourth Quarter edition of Convergent Streams is now accepting submissions, and the theme carries forward the conversation we began this quarter on immigration and belonging. Theme: Belonging and Advent Advent has always been a season of waiting. But it is worth remembering that the Holy Family themselves knew displacement intimately. Mary and Joseph traveled while pregnant under census decree with nowhere to lay their heads. And soon after, the newborn Christ became a refugee, carried into Egypt to escape violence at home. This Advent, we want to sit with that truth. What does it mean to wait in hope while displaced? What does it mean to find belonging in a manger, in exile, on the road? We are looking for reflections, essays, sermons, and pastoral stories that hold Advent and immigration together, not as separate themes, but as one continuous witness. We welcome submissions from clergy, lay ministers, activists, and anyone moved to write on this theme. Submission Deadline: September 11, 2026 Submit to: godseygreg@gmail.com Edition goes to print: October 1, 2026 More info: https://convergentstreams.org Pax et Bonum #ConvergentStreams #OCCI #OldCatholic #Advent #Belonging #ImmigrationJustice #CallForSubmissions #HolyFamily #FaithAndJustice