Rachel Bear, who was in episode 9 of this podcast comes back to talk about the new position that she has accepted working for MTI (Mission Training International) She talks about how her TCK experience has lead her to this position, and the way that being a TCK has both qualified her and disqualified her for this new role. Rachel is actively raising support right now. To learn more about her and her ministry visit her website . Email Rachel at rbaer@mti.org Check out more information about MTI C...
Nov 13, 2019•30 min•Season 4Ep. 1
This week, Jon talks with Joo Eon Ko about his experience as a South Korean Missionary Kid growing up in Cambodia. Then they move in to a conversation about the origins of the church in Korea and how it sends Missionaries, the way that missions works in Korea and the difference between American and Korean Missions.
Aug 15, 2019•38 min•Season 3Ep. 12
This week, Jon has an open and honest interview with Lydia Bendele about what it was like to grow up jumping between three different countries. Starting out in Australia, then moving to the US, then Argentina, then back to the US, and then back to Argentina, until finally ending up in the US. She talks through how all of these moves have changed and affected her concept of Home. Connect with TCK Tales: Facebook- TCK Tales Email-tcktales@gmail.com If you want to share your story, check out the en...
Jul 24, 2019•24 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Samuel Bowen shares a deeply personal story of transition and his battles with depression. He talks about the affects that growing up as a TCK in the Middle East affected his battle with depression and is isolationism.
Jul 10, 2019•23 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Jon talks this week with Gavin Chase and about how both his parents and Josiah Venture were very particular about making sure that not just the parents were called to mission work, but that they were called as a family. Feeling called did not minimize the struggle of changing cultures at 12 years old, but it helped with life got hard for Gavin.
Jun 19, 2019•21 min•Season 3Ep. 10
This week, Jon sits down with Stephen Black, the host of TCK Care. Another podcast about being a TCK hosted by a TCK from Nigeria. Stephen talks about why he went into TCK Care as a career and ministry, the importance of living in tension, and what he would tell himself and others about his TCK experience. Check out Steven's Podcast here: https://tckcare.com
Jun 05, 2019•29 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Because I didn't have enough to do, I have a second super cool podcast to tell you guys about! The Missional Student Podcast is an extension of Missional Student.com. They have weekly blogs, free e-books and tools to help you learn how to live more and more on mission every day in your everyday life, plus a fun podcast with great conversation and content. Check out Missional Student at https://missionalstudent.com/podcast/
May 22, 2019•22 min•Season 3Ep. 8
This week I sit down with the President of the International Student Fellowship, Tim Gabuna. He talks about what it was like growing up Filipino in Canada and how he reconciled the two cultures growing up, and then as he has been preparing for ministry.
May 15, 2019•28 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Jon sits down with Patrick Nelson who is a person of mixed racial decent. Jon and Patrick have an open and honest conversation about what it is like to grow up ethnically ambiguous and what the world could look like in the future.
Apr 24, 2019•34 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Today I sit down and talk with Veronica, who though is not a traditional TCK has spent quite some time in the US. She talks about adjusting to American culture, adjusting to Moody culture, and being in an interracial, and intercultural relationship. If you want to look into the ministry that Veronica was saved though check them out here http://www.estherschildren.org/
Apr 18, 2019•25 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Lisa Guilbride speaks very openly and honestly about her first experience coming to the US. All the good, the bad and what helped her adjust to the culture and what made the cultural adjustment hard.
Apr 10, 2019•23 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Today's story is told by someone who grew up in a Muslim country and has since become a follower of Jesus. She talks about the hardship and the loneliness that comes from changing cultures, religious, and being alienated from one's family. A profoundly honest look at life after conversion for a Muslim Background Believer.
Apr 03, 2019•27 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Ayanda Khumalo comes back on to talk about the race issue that has hit Zimbabwe, South Africa, and various other countries in southern Africa. He talks about what has been done to make change and puts forth his ideas on how to make lasting change in racial reconciliation.
Mar 27, 2019•17 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Ayanda Khumalo talks very openly, honestly and intelligently about what it is like to be an African Immigrant, living traveling and working in the US. He speaks about racism and why in all the talk about immigrants in the news recently, Africans are not really brought up that much.
Mar 20, 2019•25 min•Season 3Ep. 1
As Season 2 draws to a close, Jonathan Walthour tells his story, the inspiration for this podcast and how his concept of home has changed throughout his life and through this podcast.
Dec 05, 2018•21 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Katya Green reflects on three specific instances where she has seen good in her cross cultural experience.
Nov 28, 2018•12 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Grace Choi talks about her experience moving back from Africa to South Korea and the way that God showed her that anybody can do ministry wherever they are, not just in a cross cultural context.
Nov 14, 2018•30 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Tim Pablo, talks about what it was like moving from the Philippines, to Canada to work in a Chinese church and the major identity issues that he and his family had to overcome and are still working on overcoming.
Nov 07, 2018•15 min•Season 2Ep. 9
James Hasdak talks about what it was like growing up in Bangladesh as a Bangladesh native in a missions compound. The child of national missionaries. He speaks of the separation that he felt from people who looked like him but lived a very different life then he did. He also discusses the importance of not assuming someone's cultural background before talking with them. Even the most well meaning comments can be frustrating.
Oct 31, 2018•21 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Caleb Hartwig talks about what it was like growing up as an American in Canada where his parents were missionaries to the First Nations people in British Columbia. He talks about how different, but similar his experience was to many of the TCK's he has met at Moody.
Oct 24, 2018•24 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Tirzah Walker talks about what it is like to be Jewish walking through, not just America but also in the world in general. She speaks of some of the similarities between growing up Jewish and growing up in a different culture or country.
Oct 17, 2018•24 min•Season 2Ep. 6
John C Hughes talks about the realities of living out what "This is Us" tries to portray. Being an African American man adopted into a Euro-American family. How he struggled, and still does struggle, with his identity but ultimately finding that identity in Christ.
Oct 10, 2018•20 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Katie Walthour shares a Creative Nonfiction piece that she wrote in processing her answer to the question Am I an MK? Katie talks about her doubt in her identity and feeling like a MK poser. Katie and Jon then discuss how the parts of their story have played into the development of their identity.
Oct 03, 2018•28 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Abigail Newport tells of all the many losses that she experienced as a result of her parents calling to cross-cultural ministry. How she dealt with them and what happened when she was finally able to talk about them to her peers.
Sep 26, 2018•24 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Rachel Bear talks about the toll that internalizing a message that boundaries do not matter has taken on her life and relationships, the importance of setting binderies and what that looks like in her life.
Sep 19, 2018•20 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Lizzy Sullivan shares a fiction short story that she wrote about how to deal with times of silence from God.
Sep 12, 2018•24 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Joabe Sena Anrade tells his story and what helped him face his demons and become fully whole.
Aug 15, 2018•31 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Dawn and David Sagar talk about the idea of detachment and the effects that multiple transitions have on personal and family relationships.
Jul 31, 2018•20 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Jonathan (Jonyo) Hall goes tells his life story, chronicling the search for belonging he is still on.
Jul 18, 2018•17 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Esther Bendele shares a story of how not being given the space to process grief felt from her families major moves has affected her and her siblings as they have grown up.
Jun 27, 2018•9 min•Season 1Ep. 4
