I speak your language.
I’m a tck, too.

Born in Indonesia as the youngest of five children, I grew up on Bali and went to boarding schools in Indonesia and Malaysia. Body surfing, playing Scrabble with Mom and Dad, eating sate and ketupat and slurping es campur in food stalls on the beach, enjoying crazy fun adventures with fellow TCKs — my reservoir of memories is filled with stories of laughter, friendships and an active and culturally engaged life.

But I struggled too, wanting to know where I belonged and where “home” was. Later, after college and graduate school, I returned to Indonesia with a family of my own to pursue my calling to love God and love others. In time, I found that I needed to learn to receive God’s great love for me. And to know that I was worthy of goodness and joy.

Now I live in Southern California and am rooted in supportive and caring relationships with family and friends. My wife is a mentor of women who cross cultures and is certified to give grief support. We’ve been married for 39 years and have 3 adult children in California and Portugal.