Iraq: ISIS
forgiven
SAT-7
A new documentary released in June shares
the story of a 13-year-old refugee from Iraq,
who is rebuilding her life there after saying
she forgave the ISIS terrorists that swept
through her country.
Myriam was interviewed in 2014 when
she was nine years old and living in a refugee
camp
in Kurdistan, northern
Iraq, after
fleeing
ISIS
terrorists. She captured
the
hearts of millions with a message of hope
and forgiveness. Now, five years after ISIS
overran Iraq, Myriam and her family are
back home in the largest Christian town –
Qaraqosh.
Sequel
In
the documentary,
of Hope,
Myriam shares how her faith has sustained
her. The film also shows the power of hope in
Qaraqosh, which recently celebrated Easter
with a vibrant procession amid the ruins.
Cameroon: forgiven
Religion Today
The widow of a missionary who was killed
in the Autumn said she forgives the man
who shot her husband.
Stephanie was riding in a car with her husband Charles Truman Wesco when he was
shot in the head during a firefight between
separatists and soldiers in Cameroon.
Are we falling into the trap of 'selective forgiveness'?
In May I wrote about the danger of neglecting Biblical church discipline and instead replacing it with the world’s methods.
It seemed to me an entirely non-controversial article and yet it turned out to create more of a stir than most things I write! The irony was that an article which suggested we should avoid doing church discipline through social media – was condemned and critiqued on social media!