These are articles written before 2023.
Today, Boko Haram has officially claimed responsibility for kidnapping 276 Christian girls. The leader promises to sell them into marriages. He also talked of forcing them to convert and become wives to some of the members. And he promises more is to come. Mothers of the girls protested, telling theContinue Reading
Despite being a member of the United Nations and agreeing to recognize and protect every individual’s right to the free practice of their religion, Sudan is still persecuting Christians at an alarming rate. President Omar Hassan al-Bashir uses strict Shari’a law to govern Sudan. According to the United States CommissionContinue Reading
Heavenly Father, As we look around the world, and see all the injustices being done, let our nation stand for justice. When we encounter moral decisions, let us come to You in prayer and follow Your word. When conflict arises within, let us come together, not in anger, but inContinue Reading
I have few words to express over this. Alas, it must be done in order to bring to light things that are happening around the world. I saw information regarding two teenagers being crucified. Not knowing the source and whether or not it was legitimate, I set out to findContinue Reading
“We have to stay and uphold the name of Christ in this state,” a pastor named James told Open Doors. “We are willing to pay the price for our calling. We don’t only share the Gospel when things are rosy. It is to be done in every situation. Hunger andContinue Reading
How heavy my heart is today. I decided to start my country profile of Nigeria. It is a very dangerous place for Christians and persecution is high. An article showing the voracity of the Christian faith there astounded and inspired me. Yet as much as I was inspired, I wasContinue Reading
How exciting! I finally have my website up and running. Currently it has links to my social media as well as links to all the articles. When my ebooks and books get published, there will be links to those as well. Currently, I am working on short biography to putContinue Reading
Today was Asia Bibi’s appeal. It had been delayed twice and today was her third scheduled appeal hearing. Unfortunately, it was again delayed. She is still in prison, and still awaiting judgement on her appeal. This means she still has a death sentence and she is still separated from herContinue Reading
As I sit here, late at night with my family asleep, I can’t help but think about Asia Bibi. Her appeal is tomorrow. I sit here, thinking about taking my daughter to an Easter egg hunt, how much laundry I will get done, do I have time to go toContinue Reading
I found out today that Mary Sameh George was killed on March 28th, a little over a week ago, in Cairo, Egypt. Mary was 25 years old and a Coptic Christian. She was murdered on her way to give food to the poor. Her murder was brutal and shows theContinue Reading
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