Throughout the Old and New Testaments, a remarkable cast of characters appears at pivotal moments. A Philistine king who understood covernant before the patriarchs did. A Hittite soldier whose

loyalty shamed a king chosen by God. A Roman centurion whose faith left Jesus astonished. These foreigners weren’t accidents of history. They were appointed by design.

In Foreigners in Our Midst, Dr. Perry J. Hubbard brings more than two dozen of these overlooked figures back to life through richly imagined first-person narratives rooted in biblical scholarship. Rahab speaks from inside the walls of Jericho. Cyrus the Great reflects on a destiny he didn’t choose. The Widow of Zarephath recalls the morning a stranger asked for the last of her flour. Their voices are distinct, their struggles human, their encounters with the God of Israel transforming.

With study questions for personal reflection and for group discussion, Foreigners in Our Midst will challenge and expand your vision of a God whose purposes have never been confined by borders, bloodlines, or expectation.

Dr. Perry J. Hubbard, DMIN Triniity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Illinois, served as a missionary alongside his wife for over thirty years with Global Partners. Dr. Hubbard continues to serve as a missionary in Iberoamerica with a focus on developing missional leaders.