Rachel an mk to China

Hi guys! Sorry i haven't posted in a long time, i've been busy. Ok so lets get started. So this is a story i wrote about a real mk. She is now a mom, but this is about her time in China.:

Rachel woke up Sunday morning and did her regular 4 year old routine. Get dressed and try to do her hair; which her mom had to fix.  And drive to church telling her parents how she was excited to go to her preschool class; she thought this was the same Sunday as all the other ones. But never did she know that that day her life would change for the rest of her life. 

                This Sunday instead of the Pastor preaching, a missionary to China talked about well…China. She noticed that after that Sunday her parents were praying a lot more than usual. Then one day they told little Rachel they were moving to China to be missionaries. All Rachel understood was that she had to leave her friends and go to a strange place. She was still 4 years old when they moved to China. Her parents always were talking to Students from college, and they were sometimes crying or praising God. She could never really talk the other little kids, so she only really could talk to God, her dolls, and her toys. Life was going kind of slow. Once she was eight she started learning Chinese, it was hard so it took 3 years to learn. Once she knew it she could make friends and go the movies that were in Chinese. She had been going to an International school, so now it was easier to talk there too.  Her family and she went on many mission trips, some to Thailand, and in the country side.   

                She was 14 when she went back to America; she now looks back at the good memories in China when she was an mk. Even though sometimes she was lonely, she loved being in China.  

Yes Rachel is now a mom and is married, but that doesn't mean she is not an mk anymore. Once an mk, forever an mk. You don't 'retire' from being an mk. But some people are mks, but then when they grow up they become missionaries.  

A recipe

I just kinda made this up and i thought it might be kinda fun, hope you guys make it and like it!:

•       First pick out your favorite country you have lived in     
•            Then pick out your favorite flavor they have on that country
• ·         Figure out the countries colors
• ·         Find a recipe of a cake that is flavored with the flavor you picked out
• ·         Make and bake the cake
• ·         Find an icing recipe
• ·         Make the icing
• ·         Then dye the icing with the colors of the country
• ·         Then ice the cake
• ·         Decorate the cake
• ·         Then serve it

1.    It can be anywhere but it must a place with a flag, or specific colors.

2.    You can pick a ANY flavor but just be aware that the flavor will be in a cake

3.    So it might be the flag colors, or if it has specific colors you can use those too

4.    Just look it up on the internet, example: Strawberry cake recipe or Pineapple cake recipe. So just look it up like that bit with the flavor you chose.

5.    Follow the recipe and make and bake the cake (xD yes I know it rhymes kinda)

6.    So with my icing I make one batch just to ice the cake not doing much decorating and one batch for me is about 3 cups icing sugar. SO I would do 2 to 3 batches of icing, but it depends on how much you want to decorate the cake, so try to start with two batches, you can always make more.

7.    Follow the recipe and make the icing set it aside if it is going to be awhile before the cake is ready then put the icing in the fridge if it is hot out.  

8.    Dye the icing, but make sure you keep about half of it to the side if you want the base coating to be white, if not dye it the color you want. And then split up the other half on how many parts of colors you have left, and dye it.

9.    Put on the base coat on the cake make sure you can’t see the cake.

10. Then decorate it with the dyed icing, you make the country’s flag, writ something, or anything

11. Then serve it!! If you’re going to serve in a couple hours or tomorrow make sure to put in the fridge. 

That’s all to it! I hope the cake turns out, if you have any questions just comment on the post and I will reply asap. And I would love to see pictures of what you made! 

The story (part three)

Ok here is part three of the story, enjoy:

“So this is the market street, huh?” Asked Pastor Jake. “Yup this is the one and only where we live.” Rosa said back. They turned into a store full of meat and vegetables. “Ok my mom said we need to get some chicken and some kind of vegetable. So you go get the chicken and I will get..um…broccoli.” Instructed Rose “Roger that Miss. Rosabella.” Replied Pastor Jake. Rosa rolled her eyes has she turned into the green vegetable isle. “Roger that Miss. Rosabella” Mimicked some one behind her ‘Thomson’ Thought Rosa. Thomson was the school bully, Rosa had been trying to find a way to make him stop being mean. Rosabella didn’t turn around when she heard him. Instead she just kept in walking to try to find the broccoli. “Hey! I am talking to you!” Yelled Thomson. All of a sudden she felt a push from her back. She turned around swiftly and yelled. “Leave me alone Thomson. I need to get back to shopping”  “Leave me alone Thomson” Thomson mimicked again. Rosa snarled at him and turned around. She put some broccoli in her hand and started to walk away. “I never said I was done with you. I have been planning to ketch you alone.” Said Thomson, “And now look. Here you are all alone in a store shopping for your little family” Rosa started backing away. “You can’t mess with me Thomson I am protected.” “Where is your protector. Invisible?” “Not quite, you know who he is Thomson. The God of Gods. The King of Kings. The Lord is my protector.”  All of a sudden Thomson and his buddies burst out laughing. They started to walk faster toward her, they had smirks on their faces and evil in their eyes. Rosa could go back no more. The isle ended, she pushed back against the wall. “Leave me alone Thomson! GO!” But Thomson and his friends just kept on walking. Then all of a sudden Pastor Jake pushed them away. “Rosabella! Are you okay? Did they hurt you??” Asked Pastor Jake “I’m fine thanks.” Replied Rosa. “Who are those boys?” Asked Pastor Jake.   “They are the school bullies. They mess with all the girls and boys at the school who are smaller than them.” Rosabella replied. “Ok well we better start walking back to the house.” Said Pastor Jake. Rosa and Pastor Jake bought the food and started on the walk back home.

“Wow. Those boys can be mean looking. I am just glad you are ok. A girl your age wouldn’t be able to keep those boys back.” Said Pastor “Yes they are mean. But I am an mk I could of kept them away.” Replied Rosa. “I don’t know about that Rosabella. Mks are not that capable. You should be glad that I was there” Rosa was mad at the Thomson and now she was mad at Pastor Jake. She shoved the broccoli at Pastor Jake and ran the rest of the way home.

She stomped into her room slammed the door. After cooling down Rosa decided to read her daily devotion. Today's was about that some things are only possible with God. Her three verses for the day were: John 15:5, Mathew 19:26, and Philippians 4:13. Right then and now she prayed, “Dear God, I am so sorry I have been ignoring you. I have been trying to accomplish things without you. Please come and help me want I want to accomplish. I want your help Lord, Jesus. In Jesus name, Amen.”

“Welcome to the kids and teen concert!” Pastor Jake and Rosabella said in together. Today Pastor Jake and Rosabella were holding a kids a teen concert in the stadium. It was full like crazy. Rosabella asked help from God and friends and family. The teens and kids split up and had a bible study, did games, and challenges.

It was after the concert and everyone was sitting in the living room. “I have a toast to make. I want to thank Rosabella for making be believe that mks are very important. To mks!” Pastor Jake said “To mks!” Yelled everyone. Rosabella learned that all things need God in it. And Pastor Jake learned that mks can do amazing things.               

Ok well that's the end of the story. Comment and tell me what you thought of it! :) 

The story (part 2)

Here is the second part my the story, enjoy: 

Rosa looked at her watch and sighed. “I don’t know if anyone else is going to show up Rosa. We’ve been waiting for an hour already.” Said Rosa’s best friend Linette. “You don’t know that Linette. People might just be running late” Replied Rosa. “I don’t know about that. We said 3 o-clock not 4.” Replied Linette. “Oh I guess you’re right. No is going to show up.” Said Rosa. Linette and Rosa got up and started to clean up the stuff they had gotten out for the bible study. “I am so sorry Rosa. I thought people would show up. Maybe God doesn’t want you to tell what people can do through a bible study.” “It’s Not your fault Linette. Maybe we were too pushy or something.  I just wish-“ Rosa was interrupted by a phone call. “Hello,” Rosa said into the phone, “Yes, uh-huh, oh sorry. Bye.” “Who was that?” Asked Linette. “It was Pastor Paul. He said that his daughter was hoping to see me at the service today.” Replied Rosa. “Did you know there was something going on at church today, Linette? “Not that I can re-. Wait my mom did say that the rest of my family was going to the church after they dropped me off.” Linette replied back. “But who would be preaching besides Pastor Paul?” Asked Rosa. “Pastor Jake” They said together.

Rosa and Linette and tried to do a tea party, a day care and even a dog wash. But nothing had had a good turnout. Rosa wanted to give up so badly. Maybe people were right. Maybe mks can’t do anything big. 

“But mom! I am old enough to go by myself!” Whined Rosa. Mrs. Shmitt had asked Rosa to go to the store to get food for dinner with Pastor Jake. Now Rosa was standing her mom’s bedroom protesting.  “Enough of the whining Rosa. I want you to go with someone, and that someone is Pastor Jake. I am too tired to go, your dad is working, and your sister and brother are gone. Now that is final. Now go and ask Pastor Jake to go with you before I go ask him myself.” Replied Mrs. Shmitt. Knock Knock. “Come in” Said Pastor Jake. “Um Pastor Jake…I was wondering if you wouldn’t mind waling with me to the market. I have to get some food for my mom. And my mom doesn’t want me to go alone.” “Of course. I just thinking of getting up and stretching my legs.”  

A little story about an mk (part one)

Hiya guys! So i just wrote this story and i wanted to share it with you. I will split it into 2-3 days. So here is the first part. Hope you enjoy it: 

“Rosabella, get your books off the floor! And don’t make me come in there and tell you AGAIN to hang up your clothes!” Called Mrs. Shmitt. “Ok, going mom!” Rosa replied. Rosabella, also known as Rosa by her friends and family, is an mk (Missionary Kid) to Thailand. Right now her family is getting their house ready for another visitor. This time it is a pastor of a big church from Arizona.  Just before her mom called her she was reading her book of ideas.

She was reading her book of ideas because she was hoping the next person to come visit her would like to hear her ideas. But the pastor from Arizona was like all the other ones. He would sit in the living room with Rosa’s parents and only ask Rosabella’s parents questions. This guy was staying longer than usual, so she decided to do something about why people would not listen to mks.  

After a week of Pastor Jake arriving her 7 year old brother and 15 year old sister were starting to like Pastor Jake. One day while reading her book of ideas, Rosa stood up and shouted, “I know what to do!!” She went to go find her mom, but Mrs. Shmitt was out shopping. So she sat on the door step and waited for her mom.  

“Mooom! I have been planning this for a week now and you have told me all the rules hundreds of times. I know what to do. I am 13 years old not 6 years old.” Said Rosa, as she stood in the door way of the front door.  “I know, I know. I just don’t want you to get into to trouble honey.” Replied Mrs. Shmitt.  What Rosabella had been planning for a week was a bible study for girls her age and younger. She had posted on the internet, put up posters, and made an announcement about it in school. She was super excited about it, this bible study is also part of the plan to change people minds about mks. 

Finish up here first

Hey guys! I wanted to show you that this world is not good at all. The are many things in it we wish there wasn't. People might think that this world is all we got once we die we just die. But WRONG we go to a better place. The place where nobody can describe. I wrote this paragraph today  and i wanted to share it with you guys: 

Calmness, no meanness, love, peaceful- that is where I want to live. If there was a place like that somewhere in the world I would go to live there; that would be my dream home.  A place that is as happy as a laugh. It is like when you joy goes up a million times when you’re laughing with your family, friends, and your-self. It has beauty as beautiful as tons of waterfalls flowing all at once. Green, orange and red leaves dance around it. Wind sings; flowers sway to the music. Sun shines on the ground and lights up the grounds, as if it was the spotlight.  If only there was a place like this on earth, but there is a place like this but not on earth this place is: heaven.                                              

But before we go there we have to finish i lives on earth. God wants us to go out into all the world and preach the good news. That means everyone including mks. He just want to sit around and wait for us to go up. No, he wants us to go and have the most people we can to become believers in Christ. If we just go and tell people stuff and we aren't confident, we don't trust in God, or believe strongly, then not many people will come. There will be a time when Jesus comes and takes up to heaven, but there i so many things we could to do before we go up. But most importantly we need to let all the people in the world know that God loves them and that he is there for them. If you are thinking: I want to do this but what am i doing this for. You doing this for the lives of people who need to be saved. Yes there will be a reward in heaven but that is not why we are doing this, just to get a reward. We are doing this so many more people will go to heaven. Did God die on the cross just because he knew that he knew that he would get a reward be more popular? No, God died on the cross so people could get their sins taken and more people would start believing. Yes alot of this can be very hard work but God will be with you all the time. He will guide you, love you, watch over you, and care for you. He isn't there JUST to make sure you are making right decisions and if you don't just there to punish you. No!  God doesn't treat us like puppets, he lets us make our own choice. And that choice should be staying on the right path while helping people believe. Now i am not saying that if you don't become a missionary, a pastor, etc; that you won't stay on the right path Not at all!  What i am saying is that no matter what your job is, no matter where you live, and no matter if nobody likes you, you are here to let people know about God and Jesus. If you have hard times just know that you will get to heaven if you stay on the right path, and that God is with you no matter what.

Mks are important!

Hiya guys! So today i am going to tell you about mks (of course i am) *rolls eyes at my self*

Ok ok ok enough of that stuff--did i just say enough of joking and laughing?! Somebody help meh!!! Brb......k back....now where were we oh,ya *cries and yells and screams* WOW! Ok now we can get talking about mks! ;p xDD

Ok so you might think why are there mks? They can't do stuff that their parents do. OH YES THEY CAN! Mks are very important too. Without them kids who need to be reached might not be. Mks can hold bible studies for kids your age, or they could make a club. There are so many things you can do. Never think that mks are there for no reason. That is why they are called Missionary Kids, they are Missionaries! Just because you are younger doesn't mean you don't have wisdom or/and the strength to be a Missionary. Have you eve heard stories about how some people only became Christians cause an mk never gave up talking to them about God and Jesus. Some people don't like adults talking to them about that stuff, so kids talk to them. What if there were no mks?  I am 99.99% sure that there would be less people on earth who are Christians if there were no mks. 1 Chronicles 16:24 says, "Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples." Does it say 'Adults declare' no, the person who is talking is talking to everyone. Don't worry about not having God with you if you do something. Psalm 139:9-10 says: If i rise on the wings of the dawn, if i settle on the far side of the see, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast." This verse is say no matter where you are God is with you, no matter what you do God is with you always. God loves children, he doesn't think cause you are young he shouldn't spend his time on them. God LOVES children. We are the children of God. WE ARE HIS CHILDREN!! God would never forget about mks. NEVER! So just remember that mks/children are very important, and that God will always be with you and love you.  

Becoming and being an mk.......there is a meaning to your life

Hey guys! Ok so today i am going to show how some kids become mks, and that your life has a meaning to it! Hope you enjoy it :) :


Ok so everyone is an mk, any one can preach the good news. But if your thinking like kids who are appointed mks, they are called mks well they can't become one by them selves. First off their parents must become missionaries. You have to go to training and lots of meetings.  Well i was born an mk, but we were in a different district then we are in now. We have to go back to the states every 4 years. We stay in the states for a year and raise funds. And then go back and another 4 years. I grew up being an mk and traveling so i am used to it. When we are in America we ride in the car for like 7 to 10 hours a day. I like traveling, it makes me grow closer to my family.  But some mks hate it, they just want to live a normal life. Being an mk can be hard, you have to go where your parents go. You don't go to only one church the whole time your are in America. Every Wednesday and Sunday you go to a new church and your parents preach or give a little talk. You make new friends every where you go, that is another reason why some people don't like being an mk. Some people have a hard time making friends, they wish they could just live in the same place while growing having the same friends. They ask God why he put them in this life style, some say that if they had a choice to live a 'regular' life they would take it. But not me. God put me in this life for a reason. I accept being an mk. You should accept who you are and what your life style is.  I  once heard some one tell this story:
"I asked the ladies if they could be anyone they wanted to be who would it be. I could tell they were thinking about because they were scratching their head and turning to the person to next to them. Then i told them that i had a picture of who i wanted to be, i had some ladies come up and see if the person i wanted to be was who they wanted to be. All of them shook their head no. The picture was a mirror" (If you know who said this comment and tell me please :D) Probably most of those ladies would say that they would not be who they were. God didn't put you in a horrible life style just because, there is a meaning to it.

Having a pet overseas

Hey! So today i am going to give you a story about having a pet overseas. Hope this won't be boring! I am going to something more interesting tomorrow!  Ok so if you live overseas with a pet then you might like this paper. If you don't live overseas that doesn't matter you don't need to live overseas to read about mks! ;)

Should you own an animal friend, or eat it instead? Having a pet overseas is one of the most important things for being a mk overseas. Sometimes mks can live in dangerous places.  Either where Christians are not allowed in the country, or there are many robberies and crime. A good way to have a pet protect your house is: they could sleep outside and if they hear someone they could set off an alarm, to tell you that someone is trying to break in. If you only have small pet, they could still sleep outside but they could push a button that would warn you.

Pets can also teach you responsibility, on taking care of something by yourself.  The most important things you need to do for your pet is: keep the food and water bowl full, exercise your pet daily (if you can), and give it a lot of attention every day. If you don’t do these things for your pet, they will get sick and DIE! Ok maybe I shouldn’t exaggerate that much, but I am serious, your pet will not live long, or they will get mean.  Your parents, I imagine, would help you if you couldn’t keep up with these things, or can’t handle the responsibility.

If you live in a country that you can’t speak the language in, a pet would be a great friend to have.  Animals, no matter where they were born, get used to the language you speak. Sometimes they get to know you so well they know when you are sad, happy, or mad. Even if you are in a country that you know the language but don’t have friends, see if you could get a pet. It doesn’t matter what size or kind it is. They will be your best friend! (most likely) In some countries people even eat every kind of animals. So what do you think, should your pet be your pet, or your dinner? 

Comment with your answer!             

I little bit of advice about God's love for you and how you love others (Mom)

Hey again! I just wanted to share with you a little bit of advice my friend gave me:

Just some advice to you, even if you're mom says something you don't agree with. Something that annoys you, be glad she feeds you, she cares for you, and she loves you. She's still there with you physically,and while she's still there hug her every morning, ask her if she needs help with anything, thank her for anything she does even if it can be annoying. Life is short, and to understand death is not possible. Just care for her like she cares for you, because one day, she won't be there with you physically anymore. You should learn to love your family this way, before there all gone. And you're the only one left. God loves you guys, and so love others that way. :) 

Just Try!

Hey Peeps. I was going to give you a story I wrote but today i just learned a valuable lesson: people get hurt even if you don't know it. Ok so here is the story: (I know this has nothing to do with mks, but i felt like God put this on my heart to share with you guys)

Names of the girls: N and C

Meh: K

The people we said we were: T and L

Two of my friends and i were chatting all together in a group chat (on email) then N messaged me in a private message, she said to play along at what she was talking about. So I did, we told C that there was this magical person she gave us everything, it got into detail. Then C started to get annoyed but N and K didn't really notice it, so we kept on going with the prank. Then she said " I'v got a feeling the you guys are not really N and K." Then N said "Ok you got us. I am T." "Ya I totes believe you" Replied C. "And i am L" K said. "Ya a bunch of people dared us to do this" Said N. It went  long way and finally 'T an L' said "we got to go." Then the  'real' N and K came 'back'. They said hi and stuff, then C asked "If you really N and K then long into fc" (Our school account) She sent us an email asking if T and L had hacked our account. We acted like we didn't know this, finally after a few more emails N finally told her that it was a joke. We thought she would laugh, but no. She messaged us back  and said " N I think you forgot that i am a sensitive person. You guys pranked me double time". She was super mad and sad, she didn't say that she forgave us. I messaged N back in private and we talked about how we didn't know she was going to take it that way. N told me she was crying. N sent an long email to C telling her sorry. So now we don't know even if C wants to chat any more, we now know it will be hard for her to trust us anymore. :(


Ok there you go. Yesh, this has nothing to do with being an mk. Try to concentrate on your friends feeling instead of what you're feeling. Many many people are sensitive like C and N and they might not tell people, try to think what you would do if some one did that to you. Just try.


If your having a hard time because something happened to you or some one did something to you, just remember, that if you have Jesus in your heart, you can look forward to heaven, eternal life. Always good and no hurt feelings. There is time to celebrate and many other happy things to do: all because of God! ;D

Welcome!

WELCOME!

Hello everyone! My name is Katelyn. This is my first blog and my first post.  And you are going to see how an mk (Missionary Kids) lives. I am an mk, pk, and a tck. If you have suggestions for my blog please tell me.  I will try to post at least once a week or more. I will post stories, poems, that i have wrote. I will also post about well....a life of an mk. If you have questions about being an mk, about mks, or anything related to mks, please ask me, i would love to answer them!  Ok, yesh this is a short post, but i must go now.