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M e l i s s a Y o d e r V o l u m e 1 , I s s u e 3 J u l y 2 0 1 0

“Teach me your ways...” 

The students I will be

teaching in PNG are

called MKs (Missionary

Kids) or TCKs (Third Culture

Kids). The list above describes

 just a glimpse of the complicated

life these children lead. While

each one has a very different

story, I am learning just how

much I can identify with these precious students.

MKs say a lot of goodbyes. Their 

lives are constantly changing.

This leaves many MKs feeling at

a loss for identity and security. I

have been experiencing a similar 

feeling of grief in my own life.

Moving from Salem, OR to

Kennewick, WA forced me to

say “goodbye” to a city that I

love, my role as a substitute

teacher, my home church of 

Salem Heights, and even my dear

roommates. This transition was

not easy for me.

Through the Word of God and

His church, I am nding comfort

during this change. Leaving the

United States for two years is a

 bigger step of faith than I’ve ever

taken before. In my moments of 

deepest weakness, God has been

faithful to encourage me with

 just the right verse or friend. It

is these life-giving verses that I

desire to bring to the people of 

Papua New Guinea when I go

there to teach.

 You know you’re a MK (Missionary Kid) when...1. You can’t answer the question, “Where are you rom?”2. You speak two languages, but can’t spell either.3. You ew beore you could walk.4. The U.S. is a oreign country.5. You embarrass yoursel by asking what swear words

mean.6. You watch National Geographic specials and recognize

someone.7. You consider a city 500 miles away to be “very close.”8. Your lie story uses the phrase “Then we went to...” ve

times.9. You sort your riends by continent.

10. Furlough means that you are stufed every night... andhave to eat it all to seem polite.

http://www.members.kconline.com/kerr/mk.htmPraise & Prayer:Praises:• Ihavemyvisa!!!

• Mygraduateclassesnishedwell

• IenjoyedWyclieteachertraining

in Dallas, TX

Requests:• ThatIwillreach100%monthly

budget by August

• ThatIwillcopewellwith

goodbyes

• Thattimewithfamilythissummer

will be sweet

P S A L M 2 5 : 4

UkarumpaInternationalSchoolPapua New Guinea

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How are things really going?Many of you have been asking about

how things are really going as I seek 

 partners and get ready to leave for two

years. To be honest, it’s hard. It’s scary.

In fact, sometimes I don’t want to go.

On the other hand, I have been greatlyencouraged by the response from so

many of you over the past two months

as I’ve shared about my nancial and

 prayer needs. My partnership team is

growing even as my deadlines are fast

approaching. (I’m scheduled to leave

August 16th!) To those of you who

have joined, THANK YOU.

So here’s where I’m at: I will be given

the O.K. to purchase my ticket toPapua New Guinea when I reach 95%

of my monthly budget. Many of you

have given generous one-time gifts and

I really appreciate it. Because of you,

I have enough to purchase my plane

ticket and get set up in PNG. However,

until I receive 100% of my monthly 

nancial needs, I cannot get on the

 plane. If you have already prayed

about joining my partnership team,

would you please tell me? You cancommunicate this desire by visiting

http://www.wycliffe.org/Partnership.

aspx?mid=EA6FDA or you can e-mail

me for a PDF version. If you are

already on my partnership team, please

 pray that I will reach my monthly

quota soon.

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 John Piper “There are only three kinds of 

Christians when it comes to world missions: zealous goers

zealous senders, and the disobedient...The Bible does not

assume that everyone goes. But it does assume that the

ones who do not go care about goers and support goers

and pray for goers and hold the rope of the goers.”

PNG

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