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M e l i s s a Y o d e r V o l u m e 1 , I s s u e 3 J u l y 2 0 1 0
“Teach me your ways...”
The students I will be
teaching in PNG are
called MKs (Missionary
Kids) or TCKs (Third Culture
Kids). The list above describes
just a glimpse of the complicated
life these children lead. While
each one has a very different
story, I am learning just how
much I can identify with these precious students.
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 nding 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.
You know you’re a MK (Missionary Kid) when...1. You can’t answer the question, “Where are you rom?”2. You speak two languages, but can’t spell either.3. You ew beore you could walk.4. The U.S. is a oreign country.5. You embarrass yoursel 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 lie story uses the phrase “Then we went to...” ve
times.9. You sort your riends by continent.
10. Furlough means that you are stufed every night... andhave to eat it all to seem polite.
http://www.members.kconline.com/kerr/mk.htmPraise & Prayer:Praises:• Ihavemyvisa!!!
• Mygraduateclassesnishedwell
• IenjoyedWyclieteachertraining
in Dallas, TX
Requests:• ThatIwillreach100%monthly
budget by August
• ThatIwillcopewellwith
goodbyes
• Thattimewithfamilythissummer
will be sweet
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UkarumpaInternationalSchoolPapua New Guinea
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How are things really going?Many of you have been asking about
how things are 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 greatlyencouraged by the response from so
many of you over the past two months
as I’ve shared about my nancial 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.
So here’s where I’m at: I will be given
the O.K. to purchase my ticket toPapua 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% of my monthly
nancial needs, I cannot get on the
plane. If you have already prayed
about joining my partnership team,
would you please tell me? You cancommunicate this desire by visiting
http://www.wycliffe.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
quota soon.
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John Piper “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.”
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