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I Was a Stranger, and Ye Took Me In

American evangelicals traveled to Haiti in record numbers for years. Then Trump said that evil had come to Springfield, Ohio.

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Oct 30, 2026 5:40 AM

Read Part I and Part II of Slate’s dispatches from Springfield, Ohio.

Part III

Pastor Marty Robbins took the stage in the worship center at High Street Nazarene Church in Springfield, Ohio, and told his evangelical congregation that he had an update, and a surprise, about Haitian Pastor Adrien Joubert.

At High Street Nazarene, English-language Sunday service usually began right at 10:15 a.m., led by Robbins, and Haitian Creole service started at 11, led by Joubert.…