All Believers are Immigrants

This article was published at TGC Canada. It was also published in French at TPSG. 

I recently heard the following assertion: Many of the major figures in the Bible were immigrants. This struck me as odd. I’d never heard it stated this way, so I had to think about it. Naturally, hearing the term immigrant brought to mind my heritage.

Midnight Reflections

The above thoughts whirled through my mind during a recent bout of insomnia. After tossing and turning in bed for an hour, I went to our living room to read my Bible and pray. For some reason, I began thanking God for my mom and dad. I thought of how they had left their native Colombia to settle in Southern California. They started from scratch in a country where they had no immediate family and barely spoke the language. Their courage became all the more remarkable to me when I thought about the fact that they didn’t have college degrees or connections that might open doors for them. They learned, adapted, worked hard, and persevered amid adversity. Over 50 years later, they stand as a success story in achieving the American dream.

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