For
those of you who don’t know, I am an MK (missionary kid). People tend to enjoy
reading my posts about my life as a missionary, and are confused when I don’t write
about that. After all – I’m a missionary! Why shouldn’t I write about my
thrilling life living in a tropical climate spreading the word of Jesus? There’s
only one answer for that, really:
It’s
not thrilling.
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| Okay, this is true... |
Believe
it or not, my life is no more exciting than yours. I spend my days doing school
and trying not to die of the heat. Don’t believe me? I’ll give you a quick
run-down of my day today.
1. Manage
to get out of my bed and go downstairs; hopefully pretend to be awake enough to
eat breakfast
2. Eat
cereal and do devotions with family
3. Do
some school
4. Take
a nap
5. Do
more school
6. Eat
lunch
7. More
school
8. Hide
in my room some
Wasn’t
that just exciting? The thrilling life of an MK, right? Honestly, I’m here
because God told me to come and support Dad as he spreads God’s word. I’m not
doing any “missionarying,” I’m hanging out with my siblings and being silly and supporting my Dad and Mom as they go out and be
awesome. But, the truth of the matter is that even they don’t go out yelling about Jesus 24/7 – that’s not how it
works. 
Dad’s job is just like anyone else’s in the States. He goes to teach on
his work days. When it isn’t a work day, he stays at home and prepares lessons
for work days, hangs out with family, goes to church, and, occasionally, goes
to meetings and events of some sort.
The
only differences between my life and yours are that I live in another country,
and you have my family’s picture on your refrigerator.
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