ENID, Okla. — Today, there are 15 Marshallese churches in Enid. Terry Mote, chairman of the Oklahoma Micronesian Coalition, said these people are very strong in their faith.
“They want to be good people, follow the Bible so they can stay in the United States,” Mote said.
k9bmr@>:?8 E@ t?:5k^9bm
kAmt?:5 92D @?6 @7 E96 =2C86C A@AF=2E:@?D @7 :>>:8C2?ED 7C@> E96 |:4C@?6D:2? xD=2?5D H:E9 2 A@AF=2E:@? @7 2AAC@I:>2E6=J c[d__[ fdT @7 H9@> 2C6 |2CD92==6D6]k^Am
kAm%@52J[ E96J 2C6 42==65 |:4C@?6D:2? 3642FD6 E96C6 😀 2 >:IEFC6 @7 A6@A=6 4@>:?8 7C@> 2D >2?J 2D D6G6? 5:776C6?E |:4C@?6D:2? xD=2?5D]k^Am
kAm%96 |:4C@?6D:2?D 7:CDE 42>6 E@ t?:5 G:2 !9:==:AD &?:G6CD:EJ] p 52F89E6C @7 2 }2GJ 5@4E@C 😕 E96 |2CD92== xD=2?5D[ p=:46 w2?=:?[ D6=64E65 !9:==:AD &?:G6CD:EJ 2D 96C 4@==686 😕 `hd_]k^Am
kAmx? `hdg[ p=:46 qF4< 2?5 96C 9FD32?5 t=56? qF4< H6?E 324< E@ E96 |2CD92== xD=2?5D 2D >:DD:@?2C:6D] %96J EC2?D=2E65 E96 q:3=6 😕 |2CD92==6D6]k^Am
kAm“%9:D 😀 4@?D:56C65 2 AFC6 EC2?D=2E:@? E@ E96 |:4C@?6D:2? A6@A=6[” |@E6 D2:5]k^Am
kAmw6 36=:6G6D E96 A6@A=6 @? E96 xD=2?5D 6H v@5 367@C6 E96 `hE9 r6?EFC6[ 3FE 9:D 2?46DE@CD 925 ?@ r9C:DE:2?:EJ]k^Am
k9bm~G6C4@>:?8 E96 A2DEk^9bm
kAm%96 C62D@? E96 |:4C@?6D:2?D 42? 7=J 36EH66? E96:C :D=2?5D 2?5 E96 DE2E6D H:E9@FE A2A6CD 😀 3642FD6 @7 E96 A=:89E @7 E96:C :D=2?5D 2?5 E96:C A6@A=6 36EH66? `hce 2?5 `hdg]k^Am
kAm%96 &?:E65 $E2E6D 4@?5F4E65 ef ?F4=62C E6DED 😕 E96 |2CD92== xD=2?5D 2E 8C62E 4@DED E@ E96:C C6D:56?ED[ |@E6 D2:5]k^Am
kAm“|J >@E96C E@=5 >6 D96 H2D A=2J:?8 😕 E96 =28@@? H:E9 @E96C <:5D H96? E96J D2H E96 >FD9C@@> 4=@F5[” 96 D2:5] “u=2<6D 2AA62C65 @? E96:C D<:? E92E H2D 9@E 2?5 3FC?65]”k^Am
kAm$96 E@=5 9:> E96J D9@H6C65 @77 2?5 =@DE E96:C 92:C]k^Am
kAm%9:D 😀 H96? E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D DE2CE65 D6?5:?8 42??65 7@@5D 2?5 3@EE=65 H2E6C E@ E96 :D=2?5D]k^Am
kAm%96 72==@FE 7C@> E92E E:>6 😀 @?6 @7 E96 2C62D E96 49FC49 EC:6D E@ 7@4FD @? 2?5 492?86 E96 923:ED — DF49 2D >@G:?8 7C@> 42??65 7@@5 E@ 962=E9:6C 49@:46D]k^Am
kAm~E96C 7@4FD6D @7 E96 49FC496D 2C6 65F42E:@?[ 6>A=@J>6?E[ AF3=:4 A@=:4J 2?5 4F=EFC6[ H:E9 8C@FA 4@>>:EE66D E92E >66E @? E96 7:CDE |@?52J @7 6249 >@?E9]k^Am
k9bmw:6C2C49J 😕 E96 49FC49k^9bm
kAm|@E6 42>6 E@ t?:5 😕 a__f H96? 96 H2D b` J62CD @=5]k^Am
kAm“x A=2??65 E@ 8@ H:E9 >J H:76 E@ &E29[” |@E6 D2:5] “x 3642>6 |@C>2? 7C@> E96:C >:DD:@?2C:6D 4@>:?8 E@ @FC :D=2?5]”k^Am
kAmw@H6G6C[ 9:D :?\=2HD ;@:?65 2 =2C86C 8C@FA @7 |2CD92==6D6 H9@ 42>6 E@ t?:5 7@C H@C< 2?5 DE2CE65 E96 |2CD92==6D6 u:CDE pDD6>3=J @7 v@5 r9FC49 @C[ 2D 96 42==65 :E[ “%96 |@E96C r9FC49]” xE 😀 =@42E65 ?@CE9 @7 t?:5 @? &]$] g` ;FDE D@FE9 @7 |6>@C:2= !2C< r6>6E6CJ]k^Am
kAm%@E6 D2:5 E96C6 😀 2 9:6C2C49J 😕 E96 49FC49 E92E 4@?D:DED @7 E96 9:89 49:67 @C AC62496C[ 9625 @7 E96 4=2?D[ 2?5 H@C<6CD]k^Am
kAm|2?J @7 E96 49FC496D DE2CE65 😕 t?:5 2C6 7C@> 72>:=:6D E92E >@G65 7C@> pC<2?D2D H9@ 925 2 AC62496C @C H6C6 2DD:8?65 2 =6256C] |2?J @7 E96D6 A6@A=6 H@C<65 2E %JD@? u@@5D — @C:8:?2==J p5G2?46 u@@5 r@] — 2?5 (2=>2CE[ DE:== AC:>2CJ 6>A=@J6CD @7 E96 |:4C@?6D:2? A@AF=2E:@? 😕 t?:5]k^Am
kAm“(6 H@C<[ H6 A2J E2I6D 2?5 H6 3FJ =@42==J[” |@E6 D2:5] “%96 49FC496D 2=D@ DEC6DD ?@ 4C:>6D 2?5 ?@ 5CF8D]”k^Am
kAm|@E6 D2:5 96 2?5 >@DE |2CD92==6D6 92G6 2? :\hc 5@4F>6?E E92E 2==@HD E96> E@ H@C<[ DE2J 2?5 36 65F42E65[ 2?5 :E ?6G6C 6IA:C6D]k^Am
kAmw6 92D 366? 2 AC62496C H:E9 E96 |@C>2? 49FC49 😕 t?:5 2?5 4@?E:?F6D E@ AC24E:46 9:D 72:E9 2?5 2=D@ 2596C6D E@ E96 |2CD92==6D6 36=:67D]k^Am
kAm(96? 96 7:CDE 42>6 E@ t?:5[ 96 H@C<65 2E E96 =:3C2CJ E96? D:I J62CD H:E9 t?:5 !@=:46 s6A2CE>6?E[ >2:?=J 2D 2 EC2?D=2E@C 7@C EC@F3=65 J@FE9] w6 92D 366? 2 v2C7:6=5 r@F?EJ w62=E9 s6A2CE>6?E =:2:D@? ?@H 7@C 6:89E J62CD]k^Am
kAmw6 92D 7:G6 49:=5C6?[ @?6 @7 H9@> 😀 2EE6?5:?8 q*&[ 2?5 EH@ @E96CD A=2??:?8 |@C>2? >:DD:@? H@C< 😕 E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D]k^Am
kAm“~FC 72:E9 <66AD FD 8C@F?565 2?5 96=AD FD E@ 36 8@@5 4:E:K6?D[” |@E6 D2:5]k^Am
kAm|66E:?8D 2C6 96=5 2E c A]>] E96 7:CDE |@?52J @7 6G6CJ >@?E9 2E E96 !F3=:4 {:3C2CJ @7 t?:5 2?5 v2C7:6=5 r@F?EJ] p?J@?6 42? 2EE6?5 E@ =62C? >@C6 23@FE E96 |:4C@?6D:2? A@AF=2E:@? 2?5 F?56CDE2?5 E96 4F=EFC6] |:4C@?6D:2? s2J H:== 36 96=5 2E E96 DE2E6 r2A:E@= @? |2J g]k^Am