{"id":36769,"date":"2024-09-12T14:45:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T19:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalministries.org\/?p=36769"},"modified":"2024-09-18T11:34:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T16:34:18","slug":"questions-mks-would-love-to-be-asked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalministries.org\/questions-mks-would-love-to-be-asked\/","title":{"rendered":"Questions MKs Would Love to be Asked"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Questions MKs Would Love to be Asked&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1726484041137{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;single-mk-post-heading&#8221;][vc_column_text]Are you interested in getting to know missionary, but aren\u2019t sure where to start? Here are some great questions to encourage discussion and relationship building with MKs. <em>However, please be aware that some MKs are shy and may not want to chat with you.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Questions to get Elementary-aged MKs talking&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1726484413771{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;single-mk-post-heading medium-heading&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1726484466732{padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 20px;\">\n<li>Tell me about the place you live so I can picture it as you describe it.<\/li>\n<li>Can you describe a day in your regular life?<\/li>\n<li>What do you like most about your host country?<\/li>\n<li>When you are in your host country, what do you miss about the U.S.? When you are in the U.S.,<br \/>\nwhat do you miss about your host country?<\/li>\n<li>Tell me about your friends\/school\/people you know in your host country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Questions for MK Teens and Young Adults&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1726484495845{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;single-mk-post-heading medium-heading&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span class=\"single-mk-post-text\">Church Lobby Questions<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>(for when you only have a few minutes)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 20px;\">\n<li>What\u2019s the funniest thing that\u2019s ever happened to you overseas?<\/li>\n<li>What do you miss most about your host country?<\/li>\n<li>Can you describe a day in your regular life?<\/li>\n<li>Where\u2019s your favorite place to go in your host country?<\/li>\n<li>In which places do you feel most at home?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"single-mk-post-text\">Coffee Shop Questions<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>(for when you have time to go a little deeper)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 20px;\">\n<li>What\u2019s the hardest thing about being an MK? What\u2019s the best thing about being an MK?<\/li>\n<li>What characteristics of your host country\u2019s culture have become a part of you?<\/li>\n<li>What is hardest about visiting\/returning to your passport country?<\/li>\n<li>What are some of your deepest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;What NOT to say to a missionary kid:&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1726484936117{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;single-mk-post-heading medium-heading&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1726484962874{padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 20px;\">\n<li><strong>Aren\u2019t you glad to be home?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>MKs who have lived away from the U.S. for a long time may not feel like they are \u201ccoming home.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Do you remember me?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Please don\u2019t be offended, but MKs meet hundreds of people as they travel to various churches with<br \/>\ntheir parents, and they\u2019ve likely been away for several years. They may not remember you.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Can you say something in __________ (insert foreign language here)?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Some MKs may not mind answering this question, but many feel put on the spot.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Have you had fun over there?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>They haven\u2019t been on vacation; they\u2019ve been living their lives. 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