Ordinary Heroes: Embrace Daily Wonder
by Marilynn Chadwick
Sometimes an ordinary person assumes hero proportions only after we hear their story. Such was the case with one of my seminary classmates. From our cohort's introductions, I learned this man, whom I'll call Ahn Wok, was a neurosurgeon. Impressive enough. He was lighthearted with a quick wit and a kind manner.
During one class, he shared how he had escaped Vietnam on a boat during the war. It was only then I realized he was one of the famed, freedom-seeking "boat people" who endured harrowing dangers as they fled their nation's communist takeover. Thousands of Vietnamese…
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