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"Wait, Dad. Are we for them or against them?" Kent Annan was talking with his eight-year-old son about the immigrant and refugee crises around the world. His son's question, innocent enough in the moment, is writ large across our society today. How we answer it, Annan says, will reveal a lot about what kind of family, community, or country we want to be. In You Welcomed Me, Annan explores, in his usual compelling way, how fear and misunderstanding can motivate our responses to people in need. Instead, he invites us into stories of welcome -- stories that lead us to see the current refugee and immigrant crisis in a new light. He also lays out simple practices for a way forward: confessing what separates us, listening well, and partnering with, not patronizing, those in need.
About the Author
Kent Annan is author of Slow Kingdom Coming (2016) , After Shock (2011) and Following Jesus through the Eye of the Needle (2009) . Visit www.KentAnnan.com for discussion guides, interviews, and more.
Kent is a senior fellow at the Humanitarian Disaster Institute (Wheaton College) . He is cofounder of the nonprofit Haiti Partners. He is on the board of directors of Equitas Group, a philanthropic foundation. He speaks regularly to groups around the country. He is a graduate of Palm Beach Atlantic University (B.A.) and Princeton Theological Seminary (M.Div.) . He lives in Florida with his wife and two children.
Kent has a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary.
