Gustavo and Jorge Corsi, of the Nashville, Tennessee, UCG congregation became U.S. citizens on Sept. 22, 2005.

Gustavo and Jorge were born in Tandil, Argentina, where they began attending church in 1979 with their mother, Lidia. Gustavo was 3 years old and Jorge was only 8 months. Their mother had heard about the Church from a cousin.

In November of 1992, Jorge and Gustavo moved to Lansing, Michigan, shortly after their mother married Fred Nance. Gustavo and Jorge were 17 and 14 respectively at the time of the move to the United States.

Neither brother knew English at the time. Their stepfather, Fred Nance, who had studied Spanish in high school and at Ambassador University taught them English pronunciation. But a majority of their English was learned by immersion into work, school and everyday life. The language barrier and cultural differences were difficult at first for them in this unfamiliar country.

They quickly overcame the differences and in the late 1990s, moved to Nashville, Tennessee. Jorge moved in 1997 and Gustavo moved in 1999. Both came to Nashville to study automobile technology at Nashville Auto Diesel College. Since the move, both have been a part of the Nashville congregation.

Gustavo and Jorge liked America and planned to stay here, so they decided they wanted U.S. citizenship. Additionally, they have family still in Argentina, and being Americans makes it easier for them to travel back to Argentina to visit.

They are happy and proud to be Americans. The Nashville congregation is also proud of them and held a reception in their honor on Sabbath, Sept. 24, 2005.

Gustavo and Jorge both love anything that has to do with cars, whether it is repairing them or enjoying a sport like NASCAR racing. How American is that? We welcome and congratulate them wholeheartedly.