Having grown up as a missionary kid and written a book about it, I decided to start a Facebook page that would resonate with missionary kids. If you’re an MK or enjoy reading about MK’s, you will love our community over there. I post original MK memes, videos from my recent trip back to Guatemala where I grew up, blog posts I’ve written about being an MK, poignant blog posts from other sites that apply to MK’s, news that would interest MK’s, travel stuff, humor, etc. Come join us by liking our page!
Top 10 Popular MK Memes on Facebook:
So far I’ve created 86 original MK memes. These are the 10 most popular, in case you missed them. I’ve linked to the actual FB post after each meme {in brackets}, in case you want to share the meme to your friends and family, to reminisce and sigh and re-live the good old times:
1. Furlough: a fake vacation where you drive all over kingdom come, only stopping to visit churches and have your cheeks pinched. (“Look how much you’ve grown.”) {FB} 199 likes, 181 shares
2. You know you’re an MK when singing in front of an audience was not optional, even if you were mortified… {FB} 157 likes, 32 shares
3. You know you’re an MK when you’ve heard the same furlough sermon over and over. {FB} 94 likes, 32 shares
4. You know you’re an MK when this looks normal. {FB} 70 likes, 66 shares
5. You know you’re an MK when you hesitate before drinking tap water. {FB} 68 likes, 15 shares
6. You know you’re an MK when you spread out American food like it’s contraband. {FB} 63 likes, 27 shares
7. You know you’re an MK when you will never see your childhood home again… (Hey, when I wrote this meme, I believed it, but guess what? I saw my childhood home last summer and filmed it! Watch it here.) {FB} 61 likes 20 shares
8. You know you’re an MK when you can pack all of your belongings into two checked bags and a carry-on. {FB} 60 likes, 11 shares
9. You know you’re an MK when you see your family picture hanging on someone’s refrigerator. {FB} 56 likes, 14 shares
10. You know you’re an MK when you long for the beauty of another world. {FB} 51 likes, 2 shares
My first MK meme ever: Missionary Kid Bat Mobile (aka furlough car) {FB} 47 likes, 12 shares
My 10 Most-Pinned MK Posts:
1.2K pins = You know you’re an MK when you hesitate before drinking tap water. {pin}
709 pins = You know you’re an MK when this looks normal. (bus packed with people) {pin}
144 pins = You know you’re an MK when open markets remind you of home. {pin}
133 pins = Furlough: a fake vacation where you drive all over kingdom come, only stopping to visit churches and have your cheeks pinched. (“Look how much you’ve grown.”) {pin}
109 pins = You know you’re an MK when the maid was a part of your family. {pin}
106 pins = You know you’re an MK when your thoughts are not the same as a typical American. {pin}
95 pins = You know you’re an MK when you’re homesick for a place you will probably never see again. {pin}
94 pins = You know you’re an MK when you long for the beauty of another world. {pin}
93 pins = You know you’re an MK when singing in front of an audience was not optional, even if you were mortified… {pin}
91 pins = Missionary kids have to be perfect (blog post) {pin}
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To watch the video playlist on YouTube of our Guatemala Adventure, click here.
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Tags: Growing Up as a Missionary Kid, memes, missionaries, missions
Oh these are good! I’m not a MK, but I’ve known enough to know the truth behind these. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed them!
Wow! This is so amazing! You have truly been able to see the world and serve alongside your family to do God’s work. This is so inspiring!
Thank you; I love that you’re inspired by this!
The life and sacrifice of missionary families is amazing. Thank you for sharing so we can better understand the lifestyle you had to take on!
I love giving people a glimpse of what it’s like to be a missionary kid so that people can understand us.
These were fun to read through. I’m not a MK but what an adventure you had! Thank you for sharing!
Yes, I definitely had a life full of adventure, growing up in a third world culture.
These memes are cool and tell a lot about missionary children. I love the photos of you and your family, Susan.
Your FB friend
Michael
Glad you enjoyed my memes, Michael.
Loved this post! I’m not a missionary kid but I have a heart for missions so I can certainly relate to some of these 🙂
Would love to post on twitter, you you have links for that platform as well?
You can press the Tweet button at the bottom of the post, or you can find my social media accounts under my photo on the right hand side bar.