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Gavin and Michelle McConnell created Piringa to provide personal debriefing and debriefing training.
Piringa is a safe place for people to process the events of the past in order to grow emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually, so they can move forward into the future in more healthy ways. The work is undertaken within a Christian framework as with the belief that it is the desire of God for each individual to experience deeper wholeness in all areas of our lives.
If you want to proceed with some debriefing you need to fill out an application form available from the Piringa website (see URL above).
KINDS OF DEBRIEFING OFFERED
* Cross-cultural workers and families (including children) returning 'home' on home assignment or moving on to another assignment (more info below)
* People who are moving into, out of, or in between different church or parachurch ministries
* People who have, within a ministry/vocation context, experienced major disappointment and trauma or have faced a major crisis and are experiencing emotional, mental and spiritual distress
* People who are questioning the direction of their ministry/vocation and are seeking external help in processing their thoughts, before possibly making major life directional/ministry decisions
* Critical incident (trauma) debriefing. This crisis intervention is for people who have very recently been affected by a critical incident (e.g. forced evacuation, abduction, armed attack, natural disaster, break up of a team etc.).
RATES
For volunteers, students and those on mission support.
INDIVIDUAL ADULT: $840
COUPLE: $1080
DEPENDENT CHILD: $165 (With a ceiling of $1,350 per family)
CHILD UNDER 3 YEARS OLD: Free
The rates are subsidised due to the generosity of various individuals and Trusts who support Piringa and its vision.
All bedding and linen is provided. Accommodation is self-catering (a fully equipped kitchen is available as part of your accommodation), therefore the rates do not cover the provision of food. The rates cover your stay of 5 nights at Piringa (Sunday evening through to early afternoon the following Friday).
