Many opportunities exist for science teachers who wish to engage in Christian service overseas.
These opportunities must be pursued with perseverance and require a high degree of flexibility, but they can also be rewarding in many different ways. My personal experience in this area has resulted from four such opportunities totaling nearly seven years overseas during 35 years of teaching physics and the history of science. These experiences were made possible by both personal and sabbatical leaves from Wheaton College, and by the assistance and support of my adaptable and adventurous wife, Marilyn. A brief description of these overseas assignments will illustrate the wide range of opportunities available in either secular universities, both national and American sponsored, or Christian liberal arts colleges, both church related and independent. Most of these settings have provided opportunities for Christian witness and service to students from both Christian and Islamic backgrounds.