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Dear missions, I wish you had told me…
Dear Missions, There’s been ups and downs just like everyone said there would be. It’s been good and I’m thankful for this opportunity, but there are a few things I wish you had told me b...
The Waiting Place
Waiting is one of those things we may not realize will be part of expat life when we're starting out. But it is oddly common: a season – short or long – where you are pulled out of your n...
Debriefing Aid Workers: A Comprehensive Manual
Promoting good practice in the management and support of aid personnel
How to handle an abrupt transition
I wrote Looming Transitions with known transitions in mind. But what the world has been experiencing recently is the exact opposite of a looming transition. Instead, it is akin to an abrupt transit...
Five Reasons I’ve Failed to Grow Through Seasons of Transition
Once when I was introducing a workshop for global workers on the topic of transitions, I conducted an experiment. I asked the attendees to introduce themselves to someone new and to only talk about...
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 probably similar if you are reading this blog, and le...
9 questions to consider before leaving your field
A timing question. We all leave the field eventually. So when is the right time? When I was a field director in Congo I would say, I sure hope the family comes back for the second term. The first t...
112: Returning Well: A Guide to Thriving After Serving Cross-Culturally - Encore Episode
Melissa Chaplin, author or “Returning Well” helps us understand what it’s like for workers to return “home” after cross-cultural service. Melissa offers insight to churches to help them lovingly ca...
My Very Exciting, Sorta Scary, Big Move: A workbook for children moving to a new home
Moving is one of the most stressful life events for kids, but this award-winning book will help make it less hectic and more exciting. "My Very Exciting, Sorta Scary, Big Move" guides kids from wor...
TCK Training
The mission of TCK Training is to come alongside parents and sending entities for the purpose of equipping, encouraging, and empowering them to raise up healthy Third Culture Kids.
By: TC...
A Color of His Own
The classic story about searching for somewhere to belong, from four-time Caldecott honor winner Leo Lionni.Elephants are gray. Pigs are pink. Only the chameleon has no color of his own. He is purp...
Citizens of the World - A conversation about MKs and TCKs with Michèle Phoenix. by BFA Life Podcast • A podcast on Anchor
Listen to this compelling conversation with a leader in the field of educating, training, and caring for missionary families and their children. We talk about the unique perspectives and challenges...