2023 Features, Part 2

Partnership with A Life Overseas

Our work and research (and staff!) were featured on a wide variety of blogs, podcasts, and magazines during 2023. This is the second in a series of five blog posts in which we will be sharing different features from throughout 2023. 

The first post in this series showcased features for different sectors - including a podcast for the missionary community. Another way we reached the missionary sector in 2023 is through our partnership with missionary collective blog A Life Overseas. We contributed one post a month, with a mix of research, encouragement, and personal contributions.

In this post we are featuring six of those articles, contributed by several members of the TCK Training team.

2023 Partnership with A Life Overseas

In this article Tanya Crossman shares data from TCK Training's research and other sources explaining the importance of the wider community supporting missionary families - and practical ways those in their lives can support missionary kids.

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Elizabeth Vahey Smith gives a little background on member care in missionary organizations, and some tips for how to improve these services to ensure that missionaries receive the best possible support.
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Tanya Crossman shares some of TCK Training's research from our most recent white paper, looking at data on MKs by length of time abroad - concluding that there is no "safe" amount of time overseas, but that we should instead focus on supporting safe families.

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Jessi Bullis wrote this piece on the importance of the local church in supporting missionaries, and includes many practical ideas for how to offer care and support to missionary kids - no matter who or where you are.

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In this personal piece, Tanya Crossman writes about reflecting on time spent "living in limbo" and the things that can be gained through seasons of life that might seem like a waste.

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This post showcases Elizabeth Vahey Smith's writing at its most beautiful. It is a reflection on the pain of trauma and suffering through the lens of Good Friday.

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More of TCK Training's 2023 Features:
Part 1: Resources for Different Sectors
Part 2: Partnership with A Life Overseas
Part 3: Features in the Education Sector 
Part 4: Resources for Adult Third Culture Kids
Part 5: Features on Parenting Third Culture Kids