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Greg Donner's Missionary Kids
Greg Donner, a missionary kid from Swaziland, in his web article “Missionary Kids” (n.d.), argues that being a missionary kid is a unique and rewarding experience that brings with it many challenges. He supports this claim by first demonstrating how many friendships end up being only surface relationships because MKs have a hard time relating to American culture (Par. 1-4), then asserts that being a MK can be beneficial by broadening views of cultures, languages and “the world in general” (par. 5) and finally he lists many common things MKs can all associate with, such as knowing the difference between 220 and 110 volts (par. 5). Donner’s purpose is to share his experiences as an archetype of a MK in order to support MKs who think that they
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