For years, I’ve used my professional website to share church resources, workshop materials, and ministry tools. Today, I’m sharing something more personal. This reflection, For You Were Once…” tells a piece of my own family’s story as Chinese Americans during the Exclusion Era. It is a story about silence, memory, and what it means to carry fear across generations. And it’s also a story about faith. At a time when immigration continues to stir deep conflict in our nation, I believe the Christian call to welcome the stranger must be remembered, not just in our public witness, but in our own histories and identities. This isn’t a post about partisan politics. It’s about discipleship. And it’s written with hope that faithful people will listen again to the stories that too often go untold.
