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Helping Missionary Kids Thrive on Home Assignment
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What It’s Like to be Raised by Missionaries

Helping Missionary Kids Thrive on Home Assignment

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The next time missionary kids come to visit your church, use some of these great tips to make them feel welcome. We got them straight from missionary parents!
Apr 22 2020
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Bethany DuVal

Bethany DuVal served as TEAM's marketing manager and editor. She is passionate about helping others tell their stories, whether they're missionaries on the field, new believers or part of a missionary support team. When she's not writing, she enjoys reading books and hiking in the Smoky Mountains.

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Vicki Hornung Reyes

When our kids were little, we did take them to visit supporting churches with us. I usually ended up staying…

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For most of us, missionary kids are an anomaly of life. They come to our churches for a year or a single Sunday while their parents are on home assignment. And we hardly get to know them before they leave again for the mission field. But on the Global Missions Podcast, TEAM Missionary Kid Coordinator Valerie Williams explains why these kids need your love — and how you can impact their lives in just one church visit. Listen to the podcast episode to find out: What “home” means to missionary kids What to do before missionary kids come for a…

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What It’s Like to be Raised by Missionaries

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Growing up on the mission field presents kids with experiences and challenges that give them a unique perspective on the world.
Jun 13 2019
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Brianna Langley

Brianna served as TEAM's Associate Editor and Staff Photographer. She is a graduate of Lipscomb University, where she double-majored in journalism and international affairs. She grew up on the mission field in Romania, but now resides in East Tennessee. Some of her favorite things to enjoy outside of the office include hiking, reading, writing and a good cup of coffee.

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Karis Herndon

My parents are missionaries for the church of the nazarene and I just came up on this article and loved…

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For most kids, getting grape jam instead of strawberry jam on their peanut butter and jelly sandwiches isn’t a big deal. It might even just be a matter of personal preference. But when Marti Williams got grape jam as a kid, she knew it meant something else entirely. Marti grew up as a missionary kid in South Africa. And at a young age, she knew when her parents had extra financial support — because she and her siblings would get treated to strawberry jam. During leaner months, they got by just fine with grape. But looking back, Marti sees the…

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