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You know they say that “When one is born and raised in Nebraska, one will have some kind of connection with others who were also born and raised here; whether you played sports against them, or have common friends, or connected through marriage, or attended a consolidated High School …” But when I came to Nebraska, I was a complete stranger. I came here by faith—trusting in God that God’s grace was enough. And indeed, it has been a journey of faith where God’s grace pours even more in our lives and the lives of the people we meet. I am grateful that now I know people from Grand Island, Doniphan, Ainsworth, Albion, Dannebrog, Ravenna…I am grateful for the people I have met in this journey— the people that God has used to create space for us to be a part of Trinity UMC. Now when I meet someone somewhere else in Nebraska, there is some kind of connection, such as, you are my brother’s or my sister’s pastor, my parents got married at the church you are serving 40 years ago, you were my parents’ pastor in Grand Island…It feels like I have some kind of connection and it feels like I do belong and am not a stranger anymore… Thank you to you all at Trinity UMC, Grand Island. Pastor Kalaba Kapundu