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| Missionary Kids from Ukarumpa |
You know you’re an MK (Missionary Kid) when...
1. You can't answer the question, "Where are you from?"
2. You speak two languages, but can't spell either.
3. You flew before you could walk.
4. The U.S. is a foreign country.
5. You embarrass yourself by asking what swear words mean.
6. You watch National Geographic specials and recognize someone.
7. You consider a city 500 miles away to be "very close."
8. Your life story uses the phrase "Then we went to..." five times.
9. You sort your friends by continent.
10. Furlough means that you are stuffed every night... and have to eat it all to seem polite.http://www.members.kconline.com/kerr/mk.htm
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| Missionary Kids at Recess |
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| Missionary family communicating through radio |
MKs say a lot of goodbyes. Their lives are constantly changing. This leaves many MKs feeling at a loss for identity and security. I have been experiencing a similar feeling of grief in my own life. Moving from Salem, OR to Kennewick, WA forced me to say “goodbye” to a city that I love, my role as a substitute teacher, my home church of Salem Heights, and even my dear roommates. This transition was not easy for me.
Through the Word of God and His church, I am finding comfort during this change. Leaving the United States for two years is a bigger step of faith than I’ve ever taken before. In my moments of deepest weakness, God has been faithful to encourage me with just the right verse or friend. It is these life-giving verses that I desire to bring to the people of Papua New Guinea when I go there to teach.
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| Posing with Diane and Terry Bassett |
How are things really going?
Many of you have been asking about how are things really going as I seek partners and get ready to leave for two years? To be honest, it’s hard. It’s scary. In fact, sometimes I don’t want to go.
On the other hand, I have been greatly encouraged at the response from so many of you over the past two months as I’ve shared about my financial and prayer needs. My partnership team is growing even as my deadlines are fast approaching. (I’m scheduled to leave August 16th) To those of you who have joined, THANK YOU.
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| Me and My Roommates! |
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| Saying goodbye to Bruce Wood |
So here’s where I’m at: I will be given the O.K. to purchase my ticket to Papua New Guinea when I reach 95% of my monthly budget. Many of you have given generous one-time gifts and I really appreciate it. Because of you, I have enough to purchase my plane ticket and get set up in PNG. However, until I receive 100% monthly support, I cannot get on the plane. If you have already prayed about joining my team, would you please tell me? You can communicate this desire by visiting http://www.wyclie.org/Partnership.aspx?mid=EA6FDA or you can e-mail me for a PDF version. If you are already on my partnership team, please pray that I will reach my monthly budget soon.
I will leave you with a quote that has challenged me immensely.
“There are only three kinds of Christians when it comes to world missions: zealous goers, zealous senders, and the disobedient...The Bible does not assume that everyone goes. But it does assume that the ones who do not go care about goers and support goers and pray for goers and hold the rope of the goers.”
– John Piper
Praises:
· I have my visa!!!
· My graduate classes finished well
· I enjoyed Wycliffe teacher training in Dallas, TX
Requests:
· That I will reach 100% monthly budget by August
· That I will cope well with goodbyes
· That time with family this summer will be sweet
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