On this episode, we talk with Michael Southerland, a TCK to The Netherlands and Wales.

You’ll hear him share thoughts to TCKs and parents alike on shifting your perspective to gratitude, managing anxiety, and finding purpose in your life’s season. Michael is wise beyond his years so you’ll definitely want to soak up as much as you can from this episode.

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HOSTS: Michelle Ellis, John Michael Caldwell, Nicole Caldwell

SONG: Sunscreen by Vic Davi

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CHAPTERS:0:00 - 1:07 | Introduction1:07 - 7:24| Getting to Know Michael7:24 - 14:42 | Introducing MK Debate14:42 - 22:58 | Navigating Through Transition & Change22:58 - 32:00 | Suffering & Gratitude32:00 - 45:28 | Thoughts for Parents of MKs45:28 - 52:23 | Discipleship, Formation & Purpose52:23 - 58:15 | Closing Thoughts & Final Encouragement

SHOW NOTES:6:05 | Dutch Orange Wave30:16 | Acts 5:40-42 - “…The apostles left the high council rejoicing that God had counted them worthy to suffer disgrace for the name of Jesus…”35:46 | Philippians 4:6-7 - “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.”53:07 | Galatians 6:9 - “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”

KEY QUOTES:22:19 | “The season of life you're in isn't forever and it's got an expiration date and eventually you will move on to something new.”23:30 | “Most of the time the most forming things that happen in me are happening through suffering.” 25:52 | “Everything that's within discipleship to Jesus can't just be thoughts, it has to be put into action.”27:41 | “There's something within us that struggles to believe God. ‘Can my life really be given to You in a way where You're going to take care of me?’”30:45 | “The peace that transcends understanding has to come from a place of saying, ‘God, I'm going to trust you even though I don't really know what's going on.’”31:01 | “Prayer is not performance, it's just honesty.”33:53 | “Your kids are your compass, not your cargo.” (Tim Southerland)Interested in partnering with John Michael & Nicole in prayer, one-time giving, or monthly giving? Do that HERE.

COMMON TERMS:TCK - third culture kidMK - missionary kidLAC - Latin America Caribbean

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Erscheinungs­datum: 1.3.2026, 10:00:00