Third Culture Kids

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The Upstream Blog is published two times a week and contains content from missions leaders, pastors, missiologists, and the Upstream team on a wide variety of topics pertaining to being a sending church. Leave us some comments or questions!

Preparing TCKs for a Cross-Cultural Move

Abigail Newport

Nov 4, 20245 min read

Preparing TCKs for a Cross-Cultural Move

Setting children up to thrive during a cross-cultural move

Helping Older TCKs Transition to College

Megan Norton

Feb 19, 20245 min read

Helping Older TCKs Transition to College

Many third-culture kids (TCKs) return to their passport country to pursue higher education. Some do so due to language, some due to...

Mark Zwemer

Jan 29, 20244 min read

Confessions of a “Fix-It Father”

What would you do if one of your children decided to become a cross-cultural missionary? The kind that wants to move to dangerous places...

Abigail Newport

Dec 25, 20234 min read

Questions to Ask TCKs

One of the best ways to show love to the third culture kids (TCKs) in your church and missionary body is to ask them questions, but it...

Angela Bredeman

Dec 21, 20235 min read

Schooling Options for TCKs

Making the decision to move overseas is a big one, especially when considering moving as a family. But that big decision is followed by...

Megan Norton

Dec 18, 20236 min read

Helping TCKs through Re-Entry

Reverse culture shock (also called re-entry stress) can occur when you return to your “home” country after spending time in another...

Abigail Newport

Dec 11, 20236 min read

Helping TCKs Acclimate during Furloughs

Furloughs are a unique time that many people never get to experience, but to a third culture kid (or TCK—a child who has grown up in at...

Megan Norton

Dec 4, 20234 min read

Defining Key Terms: TCKs

For any Third Culture Kid (TCK), it can be a challenge to answer the question “Where are you from?” since it could potentially mean any...

Natalie Ford

May 1, 20234 min read

Connecting with Kids on the Field

Rarely do children wake up and say, “I want to move across the world and leave my home and friends so my family can tell people about...

Reentry Tips for Third Culture Kid Teenagers

Megan Norton

Jul 27, 20206 min read

Reentry Tips for Third Culture Kid Teenagers

Third culture kids transitioning back to their passport country face many challenges. Here are a few tips for navigating reentry.

When Missionary Kids Return “Home,” Part Two

debbie4034

Oct 7, 20193 min read

When Missionary Kids Return “Home,” Part Two

By Parker McCrary Often, we look back on our circumstances as missionary kids (MK’s) and we realize how fortunate we were to see the...

When Missionary Kids Return “Home”, Part One

debbie4034

Oct 3, 20194 min read

When Missionary Kids Return “Home”, Part One

By Isaac Grace “Home” for MISSIONARY KIDS What is home? A place? A specific group of people, perhaps? Who can say, or nail it down to one...

Raising Kids Overseas—Who is Sufficient For This?

Susan McCrary

Jun 24, 20192 min read

Raising Kids Overseas—Who is Sufficient For This?

By Susan McCrary What is the secret to raising kids overseas? [Waiting with bated breath for an answer.] Don’t we all want it to fare...

Loving Your Children Means Leading Them to Risk Everything

debbie4034

May 22, 20175 min read

Loving Your Children Means Leading Them to Risk Everything

This article is by Zach Bradley, Director of Content Strategy. Seems like just yesterday I was hiking through places where no American...