TexasYankee

Having moved from my birth town of Boston, MA, to the great state of Texas in my 30s I am able to relate to the difficulties Daniel and his friends encountered. Not only is the language different (yes, we all speak English but the meaning of the words varies), weather is totally different, attitudes towards strangers is very strong when you speak with an accent... You stand out right away and are recognized as an outsider. With their families so far away and their faith not practiced in their new land, they had no place to feel safe. They were trusting their God in all things but everything about their new life was a challenge. Accepting their new names was the easy part... living day to day in a world totally foreign to them with different customs, attitudes, food and spending every day with total strangers was a situation only God could handle.