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Colombia: growing Christian presence among FARC

Colombia: growing Christian presence among FARC

Deann Alford

After a half-century of continuous civil war in Colombia, a new story is beginning to emerge: guerrillas in half of the fronts of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, can be openly Christian and not killed for it.

FARC leadership allows its militants to listen to Christian radio stations operated by the Bogota-based ministry, Colombia for Christ.

A bridge over troubled people

Deann Alford

Lugging backpacks and hefty bags on Sunday at sunrise, they trickle in to the expanse of dirt and gravel under Interstate 35.

Littering this city block between 4th and 5th streets in Waco, Texas, are taillight shards and pigeon feathers. The men sit mostly in solitude at the base of support columns, waiting for something to happen.