Ruth, in her late 30s, with three children, although not imprisoned herself, has a church leader husband who is in jail.
As she talked about life as a Christian single mother in Africa’s most repressive state, it was initially difficult for her to speak openly. Words come hesitantly, carefully considered. But then, as she relaxed, she was almost eager to talk about things kept inside for so long.
‘I was born into a Christian family and, when I became a teenager, in 1994, I decided I wanted to take personal responsibility for my faith. Since then, I’ve experienced what it is to worship God both in freedom and now in secret,’ she says.
