OPEN EYES
SURPRISED BY
GR A C E
Ever had that moment when the glass shattered and you realized
that everything you believed to be true was not as it seemed?
Meet four people who went through just such a pruning process …
and are now serving in a very different capacity.
IMMIGRANTS
Joe Gosha wasn’t sure what he really thought about immigrants to the U.S.—but his
perspective changed when he met some Vietnamese refugees.
Growing up in white-bread America, Joe Gosha was
“ambivalent” about immigrants until he met some Vietnamese
refugees in his early 20s. Through getting to know and care
about “people who were not like me,” he was awakened to the
truth that “God exists in each human being He has created, not
just those who look like me.”
That epiphany has guided his ministry ever since, working
with, and on behalf of, refugees and immigrants. As
Foursquare’s religious worker visa coordinator and immigration
specialist, based in Phoenix, the former pastor and now
fluent Vietnamese speaker assists Foursquare ministers and
missionaries from other parts of the world called to the U.S.
These Hispanics, Brazilians, Nigerians, Indonesians and others are helping fuel the growth and life
that many leaders believe is being seen more in ethnic and immigrant churches than most others.
Joe also works with Foursquare’s Refugee Care Network (one of Foursquare's 11 Affinity
Networks), championing outreach and ministry to those seeking safety in the U.S.
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