Sn. 5|Ep. 4: Growing Through Hard Things (with Heather Santymire)
On this episode, we talk with Heather Santymire, a TCK to Zimbabwe.
You’ll hear her share about her life as a TCK, a parent to TCKs, and serving parents of TCKs. Heather has a wealth of knowledge and experience when it comes to all things TCK! She talks about growing through hardship and clinging to the Lord in good times and bad times. She also talks about some of the joys and wins she’s had in her various roles. This is an episode you don’t want to miss!
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HOSTS: Michelle Ellis, John Michael Caldwell, Nicole Caldwell
SONG: Sunscreen by Vic Davi
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - 0:55 | Introduction
0:55 - 7:41 | Getting to Know Heather
7:41 - 10:32 | Proactive Member Care for Families
10:32 - 16:08 | Navigating Transitions for TCKs and Parents
16:08 - 17:20 | The Importance of Community
17:20 - 20:43 | Lean Into the Lord
20:43 - 26:15 | Accepting It’s Okay to Not Be Okay
26:15 - 31:23 | Celebrating Wins and Success Stories
31:23 - 36:51 | Finding Hope in Hard Times
36:51 - 39:23 | Encouragement for Parents of TCKs
39:23 - 42:33 | MK Debate
42:33 - 46:19 | Closing
SHOW NOTES:
33:05 | Psalm 121:1-3 - “I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.”
35:33 | Romans 8:28 - “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”
KEY QUOTES:
6:28 | “When you answer God’s call on your life, get ready for a battle… and it’s vital that you have community around you that will help support you through that.”
11:22 | “We can’t and we shouldn’t remove all the hard. We grow through the hard.”
16:29 | “It can be so easy to feel like I’m the only one walking through this situation and the enemy sweeps in very quickly to say, “yep, you’re the only one. You’re alone. No one cares.”
17:22 | “Lean into the Lord. Don’t lean away from Him.”
22:14 | “If everything is always easy then I’m more dependent on myself. It’s really in the hard times that we can say, "‘oh, that’s when I had to go back to the Lord and say I need your help.’”
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COMMON TERMS:
TCK - third culture kid
MK - missionary kid
LAC - Latin America Caribbean