Articles

FIVE Cs THAT EXPLAIN MKs: Help for Those Who Love us

Defining what it means to be an MK ranks right up there with summarizing the plot of Inception or The Matrix. We’re not just Rubik’s Cubes. We’re R ...

Anchoring Yourself as an MK: A Review of Jeanne Harrison’s "Hiding in the Hallway"

MKs (missionary kids, third culture kids, TCKs) face challenges that few realize. Harrison's book offers honesty, empathy, and grace for the challe ...

5 Tips for Leaving Well With Teenagers

Moving overseas with teenagers can be daunting for both the teen and their parents. Having personally moved overseas as a young teen, I can speak t ...

Don't Ask Where I'm From, Ask Where I'm a Local

When someone asks you where you're from… do you sometimes not know how to answer? Writer Taiye Selasi speaks on behalf of "multi-local" people, who ...

Growing Up Global: What a TCK's Life is Like

A collection of stories compiled and edited by Cindy Loong.

Note: unsure if still in print

By Cindy Loong

7 Lies Christians in College Tell Themselves

Christians in college are susceptible to these lies. Here’s how each can be debunked.

Good Grief: Helping TCKs Navigate Their Unresolved Grief

I grew up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I only moved there when I was ten but had lived a few places before then.  So when we got there and stayed ...

Fostering the Relationships in a TCK's Life

For this post, I'd like to focus on the relationships TCKs have in their life. I'm going to share some ideas for the three different relations ...

Hidden in My Heart: A Tck's Journey Through Cultural Transition

When Taylor Murray arrived in Japan, she felt like she was on an adventure-an adventure that God had called her family to take. The unique food, th ...

Living Between Worlds – A Post on TCKs

For as long as I can remember I have lived between worlds. My first memories of life are from a rooftop in the southern area of Pakistan. The high, ...

Funny Things Third Culture Kids Say

Kids say the darndest things. Parents make the darndest lists out of them. Writers published the darndest lists of the darndest things those kids s ...

8 Rules of Transition

I have moved to a third new country in seven years (and that’s not counting all the moves back and forth to my passport country.) Your story is pro ...