Newly added to our missionary family 

 

 

Judy Keith - Bio Judy is mom of three grown daughters (Tif, Rachel, Margie) and grandma of Fiona (5). Her husband, Pastor Jim Keith, died in ’95.  She now works with Mu Kappa, a ministry of Barnabas International-- an organization dedicated to the encouragement of missionaries. 

To learn more about them, visit  www.barnabas.org. (Check out their Encouragement Online Magazine! http://barnabas.org/magazine.php)

 Judy’s primary role with Barnabas is Regional Coordinator for Mu Kappa, their ministry to college-age Missionary Kids.  She meets with MKs on university campuses throughout the South Central U.S. and New England, and is support staff for Reentry Seminars, MK Retreats, and the Pastor-To-Missionary Conferences. In addition to encouraging MKs and their families, Judy’s passion includes raising awarenessof MK transition issues as she visits churches and meets with university faculty connected toMK care. email judykeith(at)barnabas.org  

 For the latest news update from Judy

MK Reentry - Who's it for?

A Dynamic and Practical Reentry Seminar for the Sons and Daughters of Missionaries

Northeast Regional MK Retreat

The Reentry Seminar is built for missionary kids (MKs) who have just completed high school overseas. The seminar provides helpful tools which prepare students for the transition back into life and college in North America. It is an opportunity to learn and grow with those who are experiencing similar things, while also having a fun time!

 

 

 

 

Hello Friends,                                    Updated 4/23/08

Coming up:

>June 7-11: Barnabas International Annual Meeting at Judson College,

Illinois.

>June 25-July 13:  Reentry Seminar in California July 22 - Aug. _? :

>Traveling to the Southeast U.S. to meet with

supporters and MKs and help Margie scout out a potential move.  

Prayer:

>Travel mercies, as always!

>MKs from all over the world who are graduating, saying good-byes to

their homelands--possibly forever.   We will have 50 of them at the

Reentry Seminar in July.   Please pray that their hearts will be prepared

to grasp the transition information they will learn there.

 

Thanks again for your partnership and encouragement!

The basics of a healthy family are the same regardless of location. However, living with the extra pressures of another culture, being far from extended family, and seeing far more needs than can ever be filled can tend to magnify any struggles within the family system. Along with those additional stresses, there is also the lie that missionaries have “perfect” families. That pressure to have it all together causes many missionaries to work hard at covering up any issues rather than letting them out in the open where they can be dealt with.