Tag: TCKs for Christ
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3 Essentials for Long-Distance Dating
I sit down to write this article and glance at my calendar: Twelve more days till we see each other again. Twenty-two more days till we say “I do.” This past year of being 4,500 kilometers away from the man I love has been anything but easy. I never realized the power of physical contact…
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Misunderstood: Use Your Differentness to Love Others Better
“South Africa is really a country?” I resisted the urge to sigh in frustration as I explained once again that yes, South Africa is a country, not a region of Africa. “Wow, I had no idea,” the lady said after I finished. This was just one of many interactions I’ve had with people in 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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Letter to a Friend as I Leave
And I wonder what you’re thinking As I leave you I wonder if you’re wishing I would cry or show emotion I’m pretty sure you’re thinking You’ll miss me too…
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Saying—–
Whether many or few Sometimes embraces are shared Or kisses or clasped hands Sometimes smiles are brave And eyes are dry But people hate to say…
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Lost You
How can I mourn you I never knew? By the time I was old enough to know, Disease had already changed you. I was whisked away by circumstances, And I chose to be away later, after you passed…
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Labor of Love
A groan of anguish seeks to escape— I barely contain it. Why, why, WHY Why does it feel so broken? This was to be a joyful reunion, A celebration of the fruit of many years— Yet here is heartache in the happiness…
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Forgotten
Have you ever been Simply Forgotten? Sitting Like a dusty jewelry box On a shelf, Waiting To be remembered, To be meaningful…
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Find Your Identity Amidst Life’s Shifting Seasons
I felt lost without many of the identity markers that had defined me for so much of my life. Missionary kid. Foreigner…
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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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