Resources: Identity and Children of God
Our NextGen East 2022 event ‘Identity and Children of God’ looked at how we can help Third Culture Kids grow in their relationship with Jesus and deal with the unique challenges they face.
If you missed the event, you can catch up here:
Here are some of our top resources and opportunities to help you engage with Third Culture Kids:
Websites and blogs
Praying for Missionary Kids
Missionary Kids are very much part of missionary teams and their adjustment into the work and life of the ministry is vital for the family to continue serving. Here is a week’s worth of prayer ideas that cover very relevant issues that all the children face.
When No Place Feels Like Home
This blog is written by an adult TCK about their experiences in a light-hearted way. It explains what it’s like to grow up as a TCK, lists celebrities and biblical characters who are TCKs and how they can best use this gift to share the gospel with others.
Third Culture Kids: Citizens of Everywhere and Nowhere
This article from the BBC highlights some useful recent research on TCKs and shares about the experience of a child growing up across different cultural worlds.
Books
‘Third Culture Kids are Global Nomads who have moved in between cultures many times and therefore are a part of many cultures. Their beauty and challenge in life is to integrate and embrace all their experiences into a life story that reflects who they are.’
Ulrika Ernvik’s excellent book explores some of the ways we can help Third Culture Kids do this. It comes highly recommended by many who are responsible for TCKs in mission organisations. The book is full of practical applications to support the understanding and growth of a TCK.
Videos
In this series of videos from OMF, Third Culture Kids from different organisations at different stages of life share their stories.
The short videos provide a useful insight into topics like fitting in, making friends, transitions, friends and many more.
Podcasts
Ruth E. Van Reken is one of the leading experts on Cross-Cultural (CCKs) and Third Culture kids (TCKs) and discusses how parents, teachers and adults can best support students who are living "among worlds."
Opportunities
Explore opportunities to serve with Third Culture Kids with OMF.