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If so, you’ll love MK Safety Net (MKSN).   http://www.mksafetynet.net/index.html   It was launched in 2005 to be “a resource to and advocate for current and former MKs and TCKs who have been hurt or damaged by their experiences within the missionary environment.” In addition, the organizers wanted it “to call Evangelical mission agencies and [...]

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This valuable 500-page book published by the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) went out of print several years ago. It is now available to download free of charge as .doc, .pdf, or .zip files for your computer and as a .mobi file for your Kindle. Its 56 chapters by 38 authors are important resources [...]

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“Home Keeps Moving” follows Heidi Sand-Hard and her missionary family on their many moves through the eyes of a Third Culture Kid (TCK) and the unique phenomena of having four very different home countries to which to relate.  It tells the true story of being catapulted from continent to continent constantly: leaving friends and starting [...]

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MKs (“Missionary Kids”) and TCKs (“Third-Culture Kids”) are very special people — with special needs. Learn more about them at… http://www.tckworld.com http://www.mknet.org http://mukappa.org http://acsi.org http://crossculturalworkers.com http://tckinteract.net http://mkplanet.com http://mk2mk.org http://barnabas.org http://iched.org (Yes, [disclaimer] I’m especially interested in MKs because my wife works as Team Expansion’s MK Care Coordinator.)

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Funny name. Cool site. Just click to… http://www.mukappa.org/ and check it out. Mukappa.org is a worldwide community of children (or “kids”) of missionaries (MK’s). The website serves as a rallying point, listing local chapters (complete with faculty advisors and contact info), up-to-date MK events, and much much more. “Mu Kappa … is like a family [...]

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The 2009 revision of Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds, by David Pollock and Ruth Van Reken, updates facts and figures and looks at the impact of internet social networks and other changes in the world since the first edition in 1999. According to Kelly and Michèle O’Donnell, “One central feature is the material [...]

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Join the FIGT global community for their annual conference March 4-6 at the Westchase Marriott in Houston, TX, USA (hotel rooms only $110/night single to quadruples until Feb 26th). FIGT is a non-profit, educational organization that was co-founded by a missionary who grew up around the globe, Ruth Van Reken. To help understand her own [...]

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Missionary Kids (MK’s) have unique needs and abilities. They pick up the best characteristics from each of the cultures in which they’ve lived, giving them stellar potential, if it’s fully utilized. Unfortunately, sometimes it’s not totally understood. Enter mResourcesConnection. They have two MK Re-entry Retreats this upcoming year.  Learn more about the org at… http://www.mresourcesconnection.org [...]

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Do you regularly work with kids? Are you hoping to cast before them a global worldview? Would you like for them to gain a vision for reaching lost kids (and adults) everywhere? Check out the special children’s version of Perspectives at… http://store.calebresources.org/ProductDetail.jsp?LISTID=80000445-1186515446 (Note: This URL will wrap. If you have trouble accessing it, just log [...]

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Are you interested in teaching at a school for missionary kids or an international Christian school but don’t know where to look for opportunities? Check out http://missionteach.org for a list of several hundred open staff positions at over one hundred MK or international Christian schools worldwide. Sign-up for the site is free and easy and [...]

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Take a missions journey to Venezuela! WMU’s new “Kids Reaching Kids: Venezuela” resources feature session plans, games, crafts, stories, and more to help leaders teach about how kids in Venezuela show God’s love to other kids. Designed for leaders who need material to plan a special missions event for children. Kids Reaching Kids: Venezuela –Leader [...]

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Have a great missions project idea for kids? Or want to see what other churches and families are doing to engage their children in missions? Visit WMU’s Children’s Missions Ideas forum: http://www.wmuforums.com/forum_topics.asp?FID=2 It’s easy and it’s free!

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I’ve got a great friend in North Africa who wrote, this past week, to say, “As missionaries my wife and I are not only trying to learn the three languages that surround us daily, we’re hoping our kids will, too. We recently found this website: http://www.multilingualchildren.org/and thought it might help others. At the same time [...]

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