INTERVIEW: Spur58’s Jimmie Ingram - Finding Security
December 31st, 2006 | 
Interviews | Source: Brio Magazine (14)
With pale skin and white hair, Jimmie Ingram knows he stands out in a crowd. It’s something he’s had to deal with his entire life. Jimmie is albino, an inherited condition resulting from the combination of recessive alleles passed from both parents. He has a lack of pigmentation in his eyes, skin and hair. In addition, Jimmie is legally blind. In school he had to use large-print textbooks, and he must rely on others for transportation, because he can’t drive a car.
“Albinism causes me to stand out in a crowd or to be stared at,” he says. “There’s not much hiding or blending in when I’m out in public. This has, at times, caused me to be insecure about my appearance.” Listen in as Jimmie tells how he found his security in Christ. […read more]
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