The Vow That Changed Everything
On a rainy Tuesday in March 2019, Carlos Mendez stood in a federal courtroom in San Antonio and raised his right hand. After fourteen years...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Romans 10:9.
On a rainy Tuesday in March 2019, Carlos Mendez stood in a federal courtroom in San Antonio and raised his right hand. After fourteen years of studying, waiting, and filing paperwork, he was about to become a United States citizen. The judge asked him to repeat the oath of allegiance — not silently, not in his head, but out loud, in front of witnesses.…
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