Category: MK Care Ministry

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A TCK Story – Film

One thing I love to do is research. (I’m a geek)  So naturally, I enjoy researching the different MK resources out there. 

This is a film that I recently came across about TCKs (Third Culture Kids or Trans-Culture Kids).  A TCK by definition is an individual who, having spent a significant part of the developmental years in a culture other than the parents’ culture, develops a sense of relationship to both. MKs, as well as children of business, military, and diplomatic people who live abroad, become these culture-blend persons who often contribute in unique and creative ways to society as a whole.

Though this is just a trailer for the film, it looks like it may be very well done. It’s scheduled to broadcast in the spring of ’11 in Canada and then the States after that.

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Company for Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone!  This year we were blessed to have five MKs come over to share Christmas Day with us.  We related with these guys as their families are currently living overseas and they didn’t have family to spend Christmas with! Along with enjoying a true white Christmas, we all had a blast as we played games, watched Christmas movies, and ate a fantastic feast that Bree cooked up.  Among other games, we played “worst-case scenario” which is a survival trivia game.  It was a perfect game to play with MKs as the questions we easy as most of them had experienced the scenarios in their childhoods overseas!  It would ask questions like, “How do you cross a Piranha infested river” and the guys had lively debates saying things like, “well, usually I tried crossing at night as long as I didn’t have an open cut!” It was hilarious to listen to them talk about their experiences.  We all had a blast and it was great company for us as we were missing family back home.  Thanks for the company boys!

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NTBI Open House

This last weekend was the NTBI Christmas Open House.  Simply put, the entire school (including staff) opens their homes for people to come walk through.  Everyone decks out their places with Christmas decorations and sets out drinks and snacks.

Knowing we have so many MKs and even students from all around the US, we thought it would be fun to put out a map and ask everyone who stopped by to mark where they lived.  Check it out!  We had the world pretty well represented in our home that night!

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Thanksgiving Break

We had a great Thanksgiving Break this year!  We went to the Barth’s home (NTBI Staff) for Thanksgiving Supper along with the MKs and students who stayed at NTBI for Break.  It was a packed home with over 25 people!  We watched football, played football (in the 25 degree weather), played games, and of course enjoyed a yummy supper and fellowship! 

After hanging out with the Barth’s, we all came back to the school and watched Home Alone together.   I forgot how much I LOVE that movie!

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Tour of NTBI – Waukesha

Some folks have asked about our school and what our schedule looks like.  So, without further a du, here is a brief look into our lives here are NTBI.

 

Monday-Friday-
9:00am-9:50am – First class of the day
10:00am-10:30am – Chapel
10:40am-11:30am – Second Class
11:40am-12:30pm – Third Class
12:30am-1:00pm – Lunch
1:00pm-2:00pm – Elective Class (we don’t always have a class during this time)
2:00pm-2:30pm – Campus Ministry Job (a job on campus that I am assigned to.  My responsibilities are to clean a section of the chapel and keep the chairs orderly.)
2:00pm—- The rest of the day is filled up Homework, hanging out with MKs, Soccer, fellowship with friends, and home tasks.
Saturdays-
We usually try to keep Saturday clear and keep it as a relaxing day.  It usually stays that way but we will also do quite a bit of homework on Saturdays to lighten the load for Sunday.
Sundays-
On Sundays we go to Elmbrook Church (www.elmbrook.org) and then finish all of our weekend assignments and homework.