For my second historical activity, I read two chapters from The Soul Speaks. The two inspiring people I read about were Dr. Tran and John Kueck. Both of their stories are incredibly similar in that each of them have endured great hardship, deep pain, and overcome many challenges prior to living in California. The journeys they made and effort it took to arrive in San Diego also required unbelievable determination and endurance. Even now in San Diego, they expressed difficulty in providing for their families, finding good homes to live in, and assimilating into the community due to the language barrier and cultural differences. However, their stories are also remarkably unique because of the different parts of the world they have each come from, their individual experiences, the perseverant passions God has places specifically in them and the significant impact they have had and continue to have in our city
As I read these stories, I was once again filled with anger and grief, as I was when I read Fabienne’s story. On …show more content…
Shortly after this, he was pulled back and forth between his father who needed his help on the farm and his aunt who insisted he receive an education. Not too long later, John’s father also passed away from an unknown illness. To make matters worse, his uncle was stealing his family’s cows, but John could not do anything about it because he was not yet a “man.” Throughout his journey he describes three different refugee camps (Itang, Fugnido, and IFO). At one point, after an unsuccessful attempt to cross the border, everything John and Rebecca had was taken away from them. Thank God there were people who assisted in providing for them and helped them cross the border. John was finally able to further pursue his education when he made it to San Diego. His story is extraordinary and I have no doubt he is continually making a difference in people’s lives as a marriage and family therapist
As I read these stories, I was once again filled with anger and grief, as I was when I read Fabienne’s story. On …show more content…
Shortly after this, he was pulled back and forth between his father who needed his help on the farm and his aunt who insisted he receive an education. Not too long later, John’s father also passed away from an unknown illness. To make matters worse, his uncle was stealing his family’s cows, but John could not do anything about it because he was not yet a “man.” Throughout his journey he describes three different refugee camps (Itang, Fugnido, and IFO). At one point, after an unsuccessful attempt to cross the border, everything John and Rebecca had was taken away from them. Thank God there were people who assisted in providing for them and helped them cross the border. John was finally able to further pursue his education when he made it to San Diego. His story is extraordinary and I have no doubt he is continually making a difference in people’s lives as a marriage and family therapist