TCKs – God’s precious young ones
30 Jul 2024
As the Children and Families worker with the Member Care and Development team, it is my absolute privilege to catch up with the children, teens and young adults of our families scattered across the globe spreading the good news of Jesus wherever God has planted them. Our TCKs – Third Culture Kids – are a unique blend of places, cultures and homes.
Each week I zoom or chat with parents and/or their children, checking in on them, as families navigate their sometimes difficult calling among the world’s unreached peoples. My special privilege includes debriefing young ones face to face when they visit the office on Home Assignment. It is such a humbling experience to hear their stories, bear witness to their struggles, losses, victories and growth. We talk, play, laugh and sometimes weep. We can speak about the hard things in a safe environment and where there are no expectations. We can name the hard things and the wonderful things. It’s a place and time of grace and listening where a life is honoured and helpful tools shared so that each young life can continue on the road set before them. This image above is a painting I came across that reminded me how very important our littlest are to Jesus and where and with whom He can be found today.
Studies highlight to us how important it is to give our young people someone to talk to outside of their family in their heart language – the language of their home, feelings and best understanding. A sense of belonging and being heard, seen and known is vital to our wellbeing as human beings. I play a small part in helping this happen for these special children.
Analy | Children and Families Worker, Member Care and Development Team
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