Stories & Reflections

When Sammy’s parents told him that their family would be traveling from Ohio to Dallas for a three-day Ethiopian Orthodox summer camp, he had little interest in going. They had encouraged him to attend church and participate in Sunday school for years, and while he usually complied, he did so more out of obligation than enthusiasm. Summer was supposed to offer a break, and he hoped to spend it another way. His parents brought him anyway. When the family arrived, Sammy encount