Scattered Seeds
Rendering Scripture with Refugees in America
“Jonah’s story is my story.” Reuben set down his glass of tea and peered intently into my eyes as he continued. “I was forced to leave my country to go to a place I didn’t want to go. I left behind everything I knew in search of a new life. And I have never been back home.”
We had spent the morning drafting the first chapter of Jonah in Gwo, the language Reuben grew up speaking. The waves of laughter washing gently over us from our children playing in the next room contrasted sharply with Reuben’s harsh narrative.
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