Egypt: Bible verses kept hostage strong

Iain Taylor / Open Doors  |  World
Date posted:  1 May 2021
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Egypt: Bible verses kept hostage strong

Youssef Samaan Girgis | photo: Open Doors

An Egyptian Christian man held hostage for 13 days because of his faith has spoken about his ordeal.

Sixty-eight-year-old Bakhit Aziz Georgi and his 35-year-old nephew Youssef Samaan Girgis were kidnapped at gunpoint from Bakhit’s small shop in Egypt last year.

Both men’s mobile phones were taken and they were threatened with death. Then the darkness came – Youssef and Bakhit were blindfolded. Youssef would remain blindfolded for the next 13 days.

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