Strangers and Foreigners

Alicia Horst is the Executive Director of New Bridges Immigrant Resource Center. Every day she works with people who are foreigners and strangers. Abraham and Sarah were also strangers and foreigners as they followed God's call. The writer of Hebrews in Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16, outlines how the people of God, living by faith, are constantly called into situations where they are not "at home". This has not stopped with the writing of Hebrews. Anabaptist Mennonites continue to explore what our identity is in a changing world. In some sense, we are strangers here, and we are called to look out for, and offer hospitality to, other strangers and foreigners. Alicia Horst says that as we do this, we can learn so much about faith and hope from those we host. Interacting with immigrants and this country's immigration laws is complex and at times confusing. However, God does call us to show hospitality to strangers. In Hebrews 13, the writer says that some have hosted angels unknowingly.