A stranger

Exodus 23:9 may seem like a strange verse to apply to yourself.  It may seem like a strange name for a blog.  But, this verse jumped off the page at me a long time ago because of one word:  stranger.  Our family has been living in India for over 10 years, but I am still a stranger.  Wherever I go, I stick out like a sore thumb!  No matter how many years I live and work here, I will always be stared at and pointed out in public.  Why?  I am a stranger.  A blond-haired, blue-eyed foreigner!  In another way, our whole family are strangers.  My husband and children may not stick out because of their looks, but we are a Christian family, an American family, that chose to move to the Third World.  (Strange, I know!) We are asked constantly, "Why would you leave America and choose to live here?  We are all trying to get there!"  It is great to hear that question, because we have an answer.  The love of Christ!  He gave us an incredible opportunity to hear the Gospel, and to be saved. He has given us an opportunity to share this with others.  That they be "no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens of the saints, and of the household of God" Ephesians 2:19.  So, how about you?  Are you a stranger?  Do you know the heart of a stranger? 
     I pray that you will somehow be blessed by hearing of our life and work here, as "strangers in a strange land".