Author: TCKs for Christ
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TCK Voices: Connecting the Dots and Observing Before Engaging
Growing up as a TCK, specifically as a missionary kid, has greatly influenced my faith. In both the positive and the negative…
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TCK Voices: Nowhere is Perfect But Everywhere Grows You
Sometimes, amid culture shock or yet another move, it’s easy to find yourself looking at a certain place with nostalgic, rose-colored glasses. You may start to believe that the grass is greener … somewhere else.
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To My New Friends
There is not enough time. There is never enough time. From the moment we meet, I am thinking of the end; maybe because I have done this before. I’ve done this too many times before and every ending is too soon so there are two choices in response to that truth:
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vagabond
dirt beaten into a line by many feet that traveled by leaving something and running to another, learning along the way.
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TCK Voices: Adopted From China by a Military Family
Today we have Sarah with us. Welcome, Sarah! Can you tell us a bit about yourself and the different cultures you are part of? I was born in China where I was left at an orphanage. A few days later, I was placed in a loving foster home in rural China. I lived with my…
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Seeing Christ in the Loneliness of Repatriation
The cuckoo clock on the wall chimed the hour. A quiet house usually brought me comfort, but not today. Alone with my anxious thoughts, I began to despair about the season of life I was in…
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TCK Voices: More Dominican Than American
When I returned to the States to go to college, I was fortunate enough to find several other students who were also missionary kids (MKs), and I expected to have found some common ground. This was far from the truth in my case, however…
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TCK Voices: Use Your Cultural Differences for the Gospel
I often get the question, “Do you like Uganda or America more?” I’ve used this question many times to explain to people that I love both since both are home, but neither is home…
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TCK Voices: How the Gospel Changes My TCK Life
The hardest thing is missing the places and people you grew up with and knowing that even if you go back, it will never be the same.
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Silence In Service: 2 Untold Aspects of a Military Kid’s Life
I am devoted to my parents’ country only because my dad was devoted to serving and being faithful in his service. The way we, his kids, behaved was a reflection of Dad.
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TCK Voices: My Life as a Conversation Starter
I have been most grateful to be an unnatural part of the South African community for the mere fact that it forces me to grow…
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TCK Voices: Friendships and Faith as an MK in Hungary
Being an MK/TCK has made me strong in my faith. God has been the constant throughout my life, with all the shifting and changing factors.
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