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CHILDREN
OF MINISTERS ARE WOUNDED IN WARFARE.
"While ministers may have an understanding (that they will suffer for ministering in Christ's name), their families may not. Sadly, witnessing the persecution of family is all too common an occurrence for the children of ministers throughout this world. The children of Christian leaders are often among the casualties of any battle. . . Even further, they are forced to endure the uprooting of their support system. . . Isolation, both emotional and physical became the reality in which they exist." (http://www.pastorsinpain.com/THE FORGOTTEN VICTIMS) David Pollock (Interaction, Inc.) includes MKs in his characterization of Third Culture Kids (TCK) below: "A TCK is . . . an individual who, having spent a significant part of the developmental years in a culture other than the parents' culture, develops a sense of relationship to all of the cultures, while not having full ownership in any. Elements from each culture are incorporated into the life experience, but the sense of belonging is in relationship to others of similar experience." The concept of home becomes confusing for the third culture child or returning expatriate. Home is where you feel most comfortable, most at ease. For an individual who has lived outside his/her passport country for an extended period of time, the return to HOME may not be a return to familiar places, familiar people, or familiar routines or interactions. The familiar will more likely be the culture in which he/she has been living: the home that the heart recognizes. This can cause considerable confusion and disillusionment. "Member care is the ongoing investment of resources by mission agencies, churches, and other mission organizations for the nurture and development of missionary personnel. It focuses on everyone in missions (missionaries, support staff, children and families) and does so over the course of the missionary life cycle, from recruitment through retirement . . . the goal is to develop godly character, inner strength and skills to help personnel remain . . resilient . . . and effective in their work." (Dr.
Kelly O'Donnell, Doing
Member Care Well, WCL 2002,
p.4)
CHARACTERISTICS OF MISSIONARY KIDS:
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