Faith Facts

• First Baptist Church San Antonio has welcomed Burmese refugees, including Karen and Chin, for nearly two decades, fulfilling Acts 17:26 by serving where God places us.
• Church members provided transportation, meals, job help, and worship services in refugees’ languages, embodying Christlike love without strings attached.
• Refugees now thrive in college, military, and businesses, giving back as youth leaders, modeling transformed lives through persistent Christian hospitality.

God calls Christians to disciple nations, as seen when First Baptist Church of San Antonio opened hearts to Burmese refugees fleeing conflict.

Immigrants, including 2.5% refugees, drive San Antonio’s growth, reflecting America’s patriotic melting pot President Reagan celebrated as a city on the hill.

From initial aid with Catholic Charities to long-term support like green cards and citizenship, the church walked beside families, even Muslim Rohingya, proving love builds family across cultures.

Challenges like language barriers met resilience and determination, with church buses and tutors speaking love’s universal language.

Today, second-generation refugees lead worship and serve, visiting Thai camps to gain humility and purpose in Christ.

This quiet, enduring welcome counters slogans, showing faithful communities transform strangers into contributors honoring God and country.

Embrace the Great Commission: welcome refugees in your city with Christ’s persistent love to build God’s global family.

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Faith Facts

• Scripture urges self-control like athletes pursuing an imperishable prize in 1 Corinthians 9:24–27.
• Biblical stewardship demands budgeting, giving first, saving emergencies, and avoiding high-interest debt.
• Jesus shines as the guiding light out of financial darkness toward freedom.

A 29-year-old couple struggles with student loans, car loans, and credit cards after failed programs.

Chuck Bentley urges setting a specific debt-free goal with timeline, mirroring Olympic athletes’ sacrifices.

Drift into hardship comes from impulse spending; focus requires saying no to lesser things for greater rewards.

“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.”

“Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.”

“So, I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air. But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified” (1 Corinthians 9:24–27 ESV).

Discipline prepares for victory, building margin through generosity and accountability.

Ask God for self-control, post goals visibly, celebrate milestones, and assess habits honestly.

Embrace these God-honoring steps to honor family, secure future, and reclaim financial liberty rooted in faith.

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Faith Facts

• Enslaved teen turned to constant prayer, growing profoundly in Christian faith during isolation.
• Heard Irish voices in a dream calling him back as missionary to share the Gospel.
• Baptized thousands, confronted chieftains with humility, and authored Confessio detailing God’s call.

St. Patrick’s Day on March 17 celebrates a humble missionary whose unyielding faith transformed pagan Ireland into a Christian stronghold.

Born in Roman Britain to a deacon father, young Patrick faced enslavement by Irish raiders at 16, enduring six years as a shepherd where prayer deepened his walk with God.

Guided by divine dreams, he escaped, trained as a bishop, and returned to Ireland around 431 AD, preaching boldly amid dangers and establishing churches and monasteries.

Legends like using the shamrock to illustrate the Holy Trinity endure, symbolizing Patrick’s devotion to Biblical truths.

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