Tag: TCKs for Christ
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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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3 Things to Remember When People Make Hurtful Comments
And then there are the little things, such as a thoughtless comment about the pronunciation of the “r” that hits us where we are most vulnerable. It hurts us, despite not being a big deal…
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Why Your TCK Identity Crisis is Actually a Good Thing
Asking one identity question seemed to open the door for more, similar ones. What started as, “Am I really a straight-A student?” turned into, “Am I even smart?” A whole dam of questions unleashed…
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Christ and Culture: God’s Call to Radical Acclimation
If there is one thing that still binds people into groups of “Us” and “Them,” it is culture. Culture is oftentimes the heart of a people.
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Comfort for the Multilingual: God Speaks the Language of Your Heart
God has spoken to me before in both English and German. I understand better now that it doesn’t matter if I can’t define the language of my heart.
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