Tag: TCKs for Christ
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How to Enjoy God’s Gifts Without Bitterness
The Bible tells us that all good gifts are from the Father (James 1:17). But when we lose those gifts, it begs the question: if God is truly good, then how can He take away good gifts?
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Finding Stability While Adapting to People
“A fraud.” Why was this word continually plaguing my mind? As I met people and interacted with different cultures, I realized how easily I changed myself to try to be more accepted and liked …
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TCK Voices: Called to Be a Wandering Foreigner in This Land
Being a TCK has truly ingrained in me the perspective that it is our differences as people that make us so wonderful, that we can learn from everyone, and that there’s always another story to hear from someone else ,,,
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Water Your Roots With the Gospel
To lay our roots – our foundations – on any other ideology or belief, save in the risen Lord, is to die in times of drought …
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3 Ways Love Casts Out Fear
Are you sick of living in fear? I know I am. The TCK life can introduce a myriad of fears – fear of interacting with people who may stereotype you, fear of not knowing what will happen in the next country, fear of committing social faux pas … you name it …
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TCK Voices: From Russia to Cambodia to Ukraine
I love to think that I am a mix of four cultures. I am so thankful for the Lord bringing each of them into my life at different times and for the things He has taught me through each of them…
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When the Unanswerable Questions Make You Feel Less-Than
“Where are you from?” a six-year-old girl asked, leaning close. The question made me gulp, as it always does. Even though it was “just” a child asking, I could feel insecurity rising. Simplifying my answer a lot, I named two countries…
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The Key to Embracing Your Differentness
Dear TCK, I get it. I truly do. But no matter how hard we try, we can’t get away from our differentness. The nature of our lives as TCKs and Christians is that God has called us to stand out. He has called us to be a light on a hill. He has called us…
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TCK Voices: How Canada Has Shaped My Identity
One would think that being a part of several cultures would bring more variety to one’s experience, but sometimes it has the effect of cancelling out everything about all the cultures instead …
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To the Non-Missionary Kid: You Have a Mission
I’m not a missionary kid. People often assume that I am and are confused when I try to clarify: Yes, I’m a Christian. Yes, my family lives in a “foreign” country. But no, we’re not missionaries in the technical sense of the word. Somehow, admitting to the fact produces a sense of inferiority. Where’s the…
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How the TCK Life is Like a Chameleon’s Egg
“If it doesn’t struggle now, it won’t get stronger because of it. Then later, it might die of something small that it would have managed.” The infant reptile struggled with its confinements for what seemed like an eternity, but it eventually persevered and broke free….
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