Author dedicates book to Grace Lutheran Oshawa

Author Daniel Bhata (right) and family.

OSHAWA, Ont. – Writer Daniel Bhata is publishing a book titled Rescued, about his experiences as a refugee with serious health concerns. In the dedication, he thanks his family – parents, wife Fanos, and children Ebenezer and Manna – and the congregation at Grace Lutheran Church.

In 1990, Daniel arrived in Oshawa, having been sponsored by the refugee committee at Grace. Daniel is from Eritrea and had been injured in a work-related accident in Greece while he was awaiting permanent refugee status. After arriving in Ontario, he received a prosthetic hand.

Daniel writes in the dedication to his book that Grace Lutheran “showed me new life and new opportunity through the love of Jesus Christ that shines so brightly from within you.”

Daniel particularly expresses thanks to the Hansel family from Grace for access to knowledge through their home library and for their encouragement to attend college. Daniel writes in the dedication to his book that Grace Lutheran “showed me new life and new opportunity through the love of Jesus Christ that shines so brightly from within you.”

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