In the News ... "'Pastor aids fellow refugees"

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• “I decided to stop working in the oilfield because I saw a need for my people, the refugees here in Odessa”

By Sam Waller, Reporter
• Odessa American

ODESSA, TEXAS - Edward Manasa has a modest goal, but one that could pay big dividends.

Manasa serves as pastor for a group of African refugees at First United Methodist Church. A refugee himself, Manasa knows full well the challenges the members of his congregation face in trying to forge their way in a new country ...

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