MK Boot Camp

Homeschool today was a minilecture series. Guestspeaker: Yours Truly. Subject: When In Rome... DON'T! We spent some time discussing the difference between right vs. wrong type issues and cultural issues. Biblical values ought to be our measuring stick for any culture, and beyond that, different is exactly that... different. We discussed the benefit of knowing two different ways of living, because it gives you the option to choose which one best fits the present need, but that if the difference is truly against bible teaching, you DON'T do as the Romans do... no matter where you are. :) I am trying to get my kids to see the strength that they have in God's principles and the benefits they have in being caught between two worlds. I can't help but think of Dave Polluck, whose passion it was to help missionary kids adjust to bi-cultural living. It is a hard thing in some ways, but has a great deal of blessing as well, if it is handled right. I just hope I am handling it right. My kids seem to understand, but our illustration to help them understand is a little funny. We have to sift all of our flour here, not to make it nice and smooth, but to get all of the bugs and foreign objects out. Roy explained to them that they need to sift everything through the filter of God's word so that they can pull out all of the "bugs" (things that are actually wrong to do) and then the flour can be used in whichever way they wish. (Funny, even our illustrations have changed!)
Dave Polluck, up in heaven, thank you for investing your life so that this MK and her MK kids, could benefit. Thank you too, to Ruth Van Reken for her life work.

MK = Missionary Kid

Dave Polluck and Ruth Van Reken co-authored the book "Third Culture Kids"