Who are MKs? MKs are children of missionaries (Missionary Kids). They were born into ministry life or moved to a new place with their parents as children or teenagers. MKs have an interesting experience growing up because they are usually culturally very different from their peers. On top of being culturally different, their parents raise them with a completely different worldview as the families around them. Some MKs love this part of their lives and others dread it. Life as an MK is often quite interesting, but it does have challenges that Christian kids in bigger Christian communities don’t deal with.
How can you pray for MKs? Despite that missionaries make huge life decisions and sacrifices because of their faith, it is in no way a given their children will choose to be Christians. Many MKs actually resent their family’s faith and go in opposite directions. Pray that MKs learn to love God independently from their families.
Finding meaningful relationships and friendships is also something that MKs often struggle with because they are so different from their peers. Kontaktmission has an online MK youth group to help with this. Pray that our MKs are encouraged by friendships with other MKs and are able to find friendships where their parents are serving.
Prayer: Dear Lord, please be with the children and teenagers whose lives have been changed because of their parents’ decision to follow You into ministry. Give those MKs peace when they struggle to find friends and as they learn to live for You. You know these kids and You know that they have to decide themselves if they are going to follow You. Pull their hearts close to you and give them joy in faith. Thank you for the MKs of Kontaktmission and give them courage to live out their faith wherever they are. Amen.
