A Texas church’s outreach started with one Christian couple compelled to ‘do something.’
By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle
AN ANTONIO — Dan and Mary Huber were stuffed. They couldn’t eat any more.
Or so they told their friends — an Afghan refugee family who fled their war-torn native land two years ago.
“There’s no room,” Mary explained, patting her stomach.
The children, who understand English better than the parents, relayed the message. But the mother, adorned in a colorful hijab, brought out a fancy tray anyway. It held five glass bowls with different kinds of nuts.
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That was just the appetizer. Minutes later, fresh bread and plates full of grapes, salad, rice and chicken arrived.
The father was a soldier and barber in Afghanistan. He works for a food processing plant in San Antonio. He motioned for everyone to sit down and enjoy the meal.
This was the third refugee family the Hubers had visited on a recent Sunday afternoon. All had insisted on feeding the Christian couple and serving hot tea. Their stomachs really were running out of room.
But the Hubers thanked their Muslim friends for the hospitality and bowed their heads before digging in yet again.
This story appears in the online edition of The Christian Chronicle.
Photo by Bobby Ross Jr.
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