Bonus Episode 3: A Voice in God's Silence
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1y ago
*** Please note that this episode contains depictions of violence that some people may find disturbing In this episode, we discuss with Mokoto Fujimura his book Beauty and Silence, a part memoir, part art exploration,  and part reflection on the book Silence. Silence is set in the 17th century about two Portuguese Jesuit priests who traveled to Japan, a country hostile to their faith. The priests were captured and eventually forced to witness unimaginable cruelties that tested their own faith. The author of Silence Shusaku Endo grew up in Manchuria and Japan.  Mokoto Fujimura graduat ..read more
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3.12 TCKs from Families who Fled Wars
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by Cru
1y ago
*** Please note that this episode contains depictions of violence that some people may find disturbing As we wrap up Season Three, we are moving to harder topics in the walk as a Christ-follower. In this episode, we sat down and talked to three TCKs from families who fled wars. How has involuntary migration in the past affected them and their family? Is the country that their parents are originally from still at war? How does their faith help them build resilience? Panelists: Pawku Ju, Nindeba Espoir, and Makda Negussie with Jonathan Walthour as your interviewer. Visit our blog for more detail ..read more
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3.11 TCK and Spirituality
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by Cru
1y ago
In this episode, we invited three TCKs of three spiritual believes (Hindu, Muslim, and Christ follower) on the impact of global mobility in their own personal lives. How do they feel like being a TCK has affected the way they understand the world? What is their spiritual belief and do they feel like it has influenced the way they understand their TCKness? How do they feel like their spirituality has influenced the way they view the world? Panelist: Shorya, Mouayad, Anna Li with Elizabeth Norvell as your interviewer. Visit our blog for more details on the interviewer and interviewees at https ..read more
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3.10 TCKs as missionaries: Overseas
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by Cru
1y ago
Our TCKs and Careers series ends with this episode talking to three TCKs who chose to become missionaries overseas. What led them to become missionaries? What effect does growing up cross-culturally have on their ministry in both a positive and negative way? In what ways have their organization/themselves helped them grow their spiritual walk while on the mission field?  Panelist: Erica Kienzle, Meghan Posey, Tami Gaddis with Jonathan Walthour as your interviewer. Visit our blog for more details on the interviewer and interviewees at https://tckvof.wordpress.com/ Instagram Page: https ..read more
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3.9 TCKs as missionaries: in Passport Country
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by Cru
1y ago
We continue our TCKs and Careers series by talking to three people who chose to become missionaries in their passport countries. What led them to become a missionary out of college? What effect did growing up cross-culturally have on their ministry in both a positive and negative way? What have they done to ensure that they ministry stays ministry and fought burnout? Panelists: Elizabeth Norvell, Rachel McCarthy, and Lizzy Sullivan with Jonathan Walthour as your interviewer. Visit our blog for more details on the interviewer and interviewees at https://tckvof.wordpress.com/ Instagram Page: htt ..read more
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3.8 Alternative Career Path Other Than College After High School
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by Cru
1y ago
After talking to three TCKs on their careers after 30, we invited another group of TCKs in their 30s. They have taken a road less traveled and chosen an alternative career path other than college after they graduated from high school. This episode is dedicated to those in their late teens or early 20s who are thinking or chose that route for their journeys. That life stage can be confusing in general while making some big life decisions so we hope this episode could be of use.  Panelists: Joe Davis, Joel Winget, and Joey Campanello with Anna Li as your interviewer. Visit our blog for more ..read more
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3.7 TCK Careers After 30
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by Cru
1y ago
We continue to explore TCK's and work as we interview a panel of TCK's who have been working in their careers for longer than Jonathan, the host. Our panel guests talk about their journey in defining work and calling, the paths that they took to get where they are now, and how they have sought to hear God's voice within their careers. Visit our blog for more details on the interviewer and interviewees at https://tckvof.wordpress.com/ Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/tck_vof/ Music: Blue Sky Blues by Kara Square (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0 ..read more
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3.5 TCK and Work
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by Cru
1y ago
Megan Norton is an Adult TCK (who has lived in 10 countries and 5 U.S. states), writer, podcast host, and speaker who designs and delivers socio-emotional programming tailored to globally mobile families and youth. Megan hosts workshops and webinars for TCK teens and TCK university students. In this episode, we interviewed Megan on her observations and recommendations for TCKs in the workforce.  Megan has a forthcoming book for TCKs called “Belonging Beyond Borders” which focuses on the TCK profile and how this upbringing shapes personal identity.  Her website is www.adultthirdcultur ..read more
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3.4 Finding Belonging as a Celibate Christian
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by Cru
1y ago
Our interview with Greg Coles discussing his second book No Longer Strangers: Finding Belonging in a World of Alienation where he shares about finding belonging as a celibate Christian. Greg Coles spent fifteen childhood years as a TCK in Indonesia, on the island of Java. He moved back to the United States for college, where he studied communication, literature, and music, and recently finished a Ph.D. in English. He now works as an author, speaker, and worship leader at his church in central Pennsylvania. His first book, Single, Gay, Christian, tells the story of his own journey through quest ..read more
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3.3 Family in Transition
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by Cru
1y ago
Come and join Anna as she interviews the Walthours, both Jonathan and his parents, on their transition stories! How was their transition in their family life repatriating back to the States? What lessons did they learn through that process that they brought into the adoption process? How was God present when their family was going through those transitions? Our previous episode on Family Relationships: https://anchor.fm/tckvof/episodes/1-3-Family-Relationships-ehr0vt Visit our blog for more details on the interviewer and interviewees at https://tckvof.wordpress.com/ Instagram Page: https://www ..read more
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