Changing Expectations & Becoming Myself
Every single eye in the restaurant was on him as he returned to the table and his fried rice, but he was unaware of the rest of us silently entreating his wife— “are you going to tell him?” _____________ Our family’s Saturday in South Asia was going as usual. Around eleven o’clock we strolled to …
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A few months ago a little chihuahua who roams the neighborhood made her way under our gate. My family fell in love with having her around. Although she has a Thai name, we call her Tiny Dog. She’s brown and white, like milk spotted with gingerbread cookies. Tiny Dog’s ears are substantially larger than her …
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I am excited to recommend a wonderful TCK resource to you! It will be available on Amazon in June. I attended a book release party this week for author and family therapist Ulrika Ernvik as she introduced her new book Third Culture Kids: A Gift to Care For. Here is more of the author's story from …
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Dear International Worker, Don’t forget God is writing the story. Accurate accounts of Him at work in and around you are beautiful, real stories worth sharing. Recently I read about a worker who embellished his newsletter so that his work and relationships sounded like much more than they really were. He felt the need to …
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*I found this article on alifeoverseas.com. If you would like to pray for TCK's and better understand how to bless them, please visit the author's blog address listed at the end of the article. I highly recommend it. Please see "About the Author" at the end of this article so that you can connect with more of …
Continue reading A Reblog. Taylor Murray’s “10 Questions Missionary Kids Would Love to be Asked”
"No Aama! I can't go in there! I'm naked!" "Sweetie you aren't naked. You're wearing a dress. Kids in America usually don't wear pants under dresses. Everyone in the restaurant will know that because they've lived in America for a few years now. It's okay." "No! I'm staying in my carseat. I won't go in …
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Most people know about culture shock, but culture stress is something different. When my family first moved to South Asia, we often experienced culture shock. It gradually decreased, but for a few months to around two years, we had new experiences that felt either captivating or startling. Eventually these experiences became normal parts of our …
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It is possible to think about ministry in a way that is very different from what is recorded in Jesus’ life and work. Such thoughts can be unintentionally propagated within Christian contexts. Most of us don’t intend to veer from the beautiful simplicity of loving God and other people, but false thinking can easily gain a foothold in anyone’s life.
Over the years I’ve picked up on attitudes or heard conversations that describe ministry something like this:
“If a large enough number of people can see the important Christian stuff I’m doing and deem it worthy, then I will be considered a person in the ministry.
“If I can accomplish a list of tasks in a really Christian way, then I’m doing ministry.”
“If someone gives me a microphone and everyone else has to listen, then I’m doing reallywell in ministry.”
“If…
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Many years ago, I remember sitting in my dorm hallway in university late at night, worried about a child in my extended family who was extremely ill. At that point in my life my extended family lived only one state away, but I felt the distance acutely. I realized if I continued on the path …
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