Ministering to M.K.'s

On Friday I along with Wes and Brenda was able to attend a M.K. seminar in Toronto.  The Theme was "Ministering Effectively to MK's".  The goal was to raise awareness around M.K. support needs and focus on the role we fill as family, church, agency & member care providers.  Our speaker was:  Nancy Ackley Ruth.  She is an M.K. who was born and raised in Sudan, lived through life threatening danger during an attempted coup, and lived in several countries across Africa.  It was neat to see how she uses her MK & HR experience to help MKs assimilate into the workforce.  She also works as a "Cultural Coach" to help families repatriate.  Nancy is a champion and advocate for M.K.'s across North American.  So many valuable things were shared throughout the day. 
Here was an overview of the content of our day…
•      WHY focus on MKs?
•      UNDERSTANDING MKs
–     Advantages and disadvantages
–     Grief – impact of loss
•      MINISTERING to MKs at various life stage

We were challenged to think about how we could develop a plan in helping meet the : Spiritual, Emotional, and Practical needs of M.K.'s.