Stories of a Scrappy Missionary Kid

In Stories of a Scrappy Missionary Kid, learn from a nine year old's perspective what it is like to move across the globe and experience a whole new world. Join Emmy Grace as she grows from a timid child in a missionary family in Romania to a confident world traveler. She narrates the adventures and misadventures of her travels in America and abroad. She retells stories from volunteering in Romania and later working as a nurse caring for those back in her own community. These stories are brimming with faith, family, friendship and fun. Readers of all ages and backgrounds are sure to find something that will inspire hope for them in these pages.
For young readers, these stories may inspire them about overcoming their own fears they are navigating. Third culture kids will certainly find shared experiences as Emmy Grace recounts the adjustments to living a life in two cultures but not fully belonging to either. Travel enthusiasts and geography clubs will appreciate a glimpse into the countries and cultures Emmy Grace describes. Nurses will relate to the moments of the caregiving journey that are retold.

Emmy Grace is a world traveler who has been to six continents and thirty-one countries with many more still on her list to visit.
After growing up in Romania as a missionary kid, Emmy Grace returned to America and pursued a degree in nursing. She lived and worked in New Orleans for years as an intensive care unit nurse until the travel bug hit again. She packed her bags and began traveling nursing across America.