Tag: 2022
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How My TCK Life Revealed Whom I was Actually Serving
One day, everything came crashing down. My dad was attacked and almost died while we were on the field, and we had to return to the US for advanced medical care. I felt lost, broken, and aimless. I realized then that I was not serving God; I was living only to serve myself …
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TCK Voices: Adapting to New Cultures
One of the hardest things about being a TCK is that I don’t (and can’t) behave the way people expect me to based on my outward appearance. People tend to expect me to behave like the stereotypical American, and I just can’t, because I am mostly Asian on the inside …
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3 Reasons We Should Regularly Remind Ourselves of Our Weakness
“What’s it like to be a missionary?” It’s a question I’ve gotten many times before, especially on furlough. I’m often tempted to reply with a quick, “Oh, it’s great!” but that’s not the full truth …
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TCK Voices: On Being Isolated
Being so culturally and linguistically isolated from the people around me, and so physically separate from my friends, has not been easy. But through it, I have learned to lean on God in my loneliness…
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TCK Voices: Moving Beyond My Comfort Zone
We as TCKs have so much to offer. Yes, we all have been through so much – goodbyes, culture shock, change…
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3 Tips for Interacting With People in Your Passport Country
It can often be hard to stop ourselves from feeling bitter toward the people who have wrong assumptions about places we’ve lived…

