A touching story is told about an expatriate missionary priest who lived for a long time in a remote part of Tanzania. He lived alone, a single white man among his African flock.
One day a British government official arrived on a tour of the area. All the African children ran out to welcome the visitor. They clapped and danced.
After the official left, the children excitedly told the missionary priest, "We saw a white man! We saw a white man!"
A few children said that the visitor was the first foreigner they had ever seen. The priest was amazed and exclaimed, "But I'm a white man. I'm a foreigner. I've been living here with you all these years."
One of the children said, "You're not a white man; you're our Father."
