Today’s guest, Mabel Ninan, is originally from India and was transplanted to the United States several years ago when her husband transferred here for his job.

When she moved, she didn’t realize the loneliness she would experience—or how that would deepen her relationship with the Living God. She recently published a book called Far From Home: Discovering Your Identity as Foreigners on Earth and it is a gem.

Finding Peace in Christ and Pursuing It

In this episode, we discussed:

• The skein of identity
• Greater peace through the truth in Psalm 18:2
• What she learned from biblical Joseph and his identity as a foreigner
• Her sense of home being tied to more than one place
• Our future home
• Practical advice for people interested in helping foreigners feel more at home in their community

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If you’re interested in my new Bible study resource, click this link: Taking Refuge in Biblical Context: 10 Great Questions to Ask when Reading a Bible Passage.

Author Bio:

Mabel is an author, speaker, Bible teacher, and host of the YouTube podcast, Immigrant Faith Stories. An immigrant from India who has lived in seven cities across the U.S. in fourteen years, she navigates between cultures, feeling at home everywhere and nowhere. Her first book, “Far from Home: Discovering Your Identity as Foreigners on Earth,” released in July 2022.

Mabel hopes to inspire believers to embrace their pilgrim journey on earth and live out their identity as citizens of Heaven. She enjoys reading, dancing, and traveling, but finds her greatest satisfaction and joy in studying the Bible and having conversations about her faith. She is currently pursuing an M.A. in Theological Studies from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Mabel lives with her husband and son in Silicon Valley, California. 

You can connect with Mabel through her website https://mabelninan.com and on instagram @mabel_ninan. Her book, Far From Home: Discovering Your Identity as Foreigners on Earth, is available from Amazon and other online book stores.