A Paradoxical Pilgrimage—

Dr. Ruth E. Van Reken Shines as a Devoted Advocate for Sojourners in Global Transition

Dr. Ruth E. Van Reken is a visionary global voice for cross-cultural sojourners striving to understand and embrace their unique stories of growing up between worlds. Inspired by her own childhood experiences as the daughter of missionaries and later as a missionary herself, Ruth turned her experiences of separation, loss, and paradox into a ministry of support for others navigating similar paths. Her ongoing advocacy and influential books Letters Never Sent and Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds (coauthored with Michael V. Pollock) continue to inspire generations of global nomads as they search for meaning, resilience, and belonging in the bittersweet paradox of their journeys.