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Now you can listen to an interview on “Third Culture Kids (2009)” on World Radio Switzerland. Tina Quick (International Family Transitions) and Michele O’Donnell (Member Care Associates) share their expertise on supporting third culture kids and internationally mobile families. This 60-minute radio interview was aired live on 11 February 2009. You can download it for [...]

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Missions activities for any time, any place, and any season! Check out Zowie! 200+ Ministries Kids Can Do. Written with short-term, long-term, and one-time activities in mind, Zowie! includes encouraging testimonials and project ideas to help kids minister to the needs of their communities throughout the year. Reproducible appendixes carry Bible verse cards in English [...]

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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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Grace International School is a dynamic school for 170 missionary and other expatriate children age 3-16 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. For the coming academic year 09/10 (starting in August) there are several vacancies for qualified teachers especially at high school level. A good salary and benefits package, including pleasant accommodation, health insurance, free annual air-fares home [...]

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Missionary Recourses Connection is committed to providing care for missionaries and their families. Based in the Columbia, South Carolina area, they also became a “True Fan” of Brigada this past week! (Thank you!) The care they provide extends to the whole person — including spiritual, mental, and physical health, along with community resources, networking, personal [...]

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Do you have a “third-culture kid?” … an “MK” (“missionary kid”)? If so, at least one anonymous worker in North Africa thinks you might enjoy geni.com: http://www.geni.com/ It’s a site where you can “narrow the gap between grandparents and grandkids, homeland and continents.” Simple and easy to use, you just log on and start building [...]

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1) GREAT RESPONSES TO QUESTION ON EDUCATING MK’S — Thanks to all those who responded to the question about the best plan for educating MK’s. We were struck by the heartfelt responses. If you haven’t stopped by to read (and/or respond), check out the growing thread at: http://www.brigada.org/2008/10/1-calling-all-parents.html

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If you know of a parent that has had to make a school choice, please refer them here. Two families in North Africa have asked for help. So — have you ever tried homeschooling, international school, boarding school, or a national school? Would you mind sharing, …. Which turned out to be best for your [...]

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Member Care Radio recently announced a new resource that is dedicated to Third Culture Kids. Organizers hope that http://www.tcklife.com will become the “central resource” location for sharing resources, information and networking for Europe. The website is dedicated to TCKs, families and those who care and work with TCKs.You will find resources about:*** TCK Networks and [...]

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Now there’s a new resource for TCKs. It’s http://www.tcklife.com/ It’s flashy — but also deep on content. Check it out!

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