4.7. Entering the "Soul Room" (with Hudson Speer)

On this episode, we talk with Hudson Speer, TCK to Mexico.

Join our conversation as we talk about identity, attachments, relationships and belonging, and how the goodness and kindness of God binds it all together. You’ll hear Hudson’s honestly and transparently share the highs and lows of his experience growing up as a TCK. Hudson has a unique ability to eloquently express the human and TCK experience. This is an episode you’ll definitely want to take notes on and listen to on repeat because Hudson has a lot of insight and wisdom, and a heart that will encourage you to cling tighter to Jesus.

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HOSTS: John Michael & Nicole Caldwell, Michelle Ellis

SONG: Sunscreen by Vic Davi

SHOW NOTES:
24:04 | 2 Corinthians 12:9 - “But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.”
KEY QUOTES:
12:37 | “The Lord began to […] help me see the ways that I had really traded out who I really was for somebody that I thought people wanted me to be and it felt very liberating.”
14:03 | “ I think that is a season of my life that I can look back and really see how the Lord loved me even though I wanted nothing to do with him.”
14:53 | “ It's only in hindsight that we start to see just how awesome God's love and grace is for us.“
16:25 | “As an MK it often felt like for me that eyes were on me all the time.“
17:04 | “I just felt different really anywhere I went.“
17:18 | “[My] experiences, […] they were shaping things quietly in my heart and in my mind, soul, without me knowing it - as it does happen with any kid.”
18:34 |  “Identity […] belongs in this soul room inside of us and it belongs in that space with Jesus. It belongs with God the Father and the Holy Spirit. And really it should stay there.”
19:28 | “When the Lord finally helped me realize that I never needed to seek the validation from another person again, that was life changing for me.”
23:00 | “His eye on you and His love on you and His favor on you is unchanging. It's unshakeable and […] Hold on tight to that.”
23:24 | “Who does God say I am? And ultimately, that's the most important thing about you.”
25:11 | “The Lord is good and He just graciously, gently walks in front of us and leads us through life.”

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COMMON TERMS:
TCK - third culture kid
MK - missionary kid
LAC - Latin America Caribbean