Article May 14, 2001 ISSUE

Beyond face, race, nationality—God

How learning about other cultures proved to be a promise rather than a threat.

By Suzanne Becker

"My parents told me that we would be flying to Jordan [from Iraq] for the weekend to see family. I packed only a few things for the short trip. I was 13 years old. I have not been back to Iraq since I left with my mother and father and two smaller sisters for that weekend trip ten years ago."

I sat stunned as this bright, energetic college student shared the story of her father's determination to emigrate his family safely to America.

About the author

Suzanne Becker and her husband, Joe, live in New Hampshire. Suzanne produces and directs the Weekly Bible Lesson television and radio program for The Christian Science Publishing Society in Boston.

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