Post by Daniel on Jun 15, 2015 10:40:29 GMT -5
by Gary Lane
June 15, 2015
CAIRO, Egypt -- Imagine ISIS kidnapped a relative of yours and then you see their brutal beheading on television. Many different emotions can take over, including anger, grief, and depression.
CBN News found a group of Egyptian Christians, however, who responded much differently. They are happy their family members stood firm in their faith.
Widow Mariam Farhat told us she "was very proud" that her husband "stood firm in his faith and that he didn't deny Jesus."
That surprising reaction is happening 150 miles south of Cairo, in the village of Al Aour.
Residents there honor the sacrifice of 21 Egyptians brutally murdered last February by ISIS. Their pictures are prominently displayed in the sanctuary of Virgin Mary Church.
Thirteen attended the church. The martyrs left behind family members like 23-year-old Farhat. She became a widow when the militants beheaded her husband Malak Ibrahim in Libya.
She first learned of his murder when she saw the now infamous video on local television.
"We were very sad for the first two days, but we hadn't seen the video," she recalled. "When we saw them in the video calling to Jesus we were very comforted."
And that's why Mariam and other families say they are now joyful, not sad.
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www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2015/June/Widows-Joy-He-Didnt-Deny-Christ-When-Beheaded/?cpid=:ID:-2196-:DT:-2015-06-12-16:14:44-:US:-AB1-:CN:-CP1-:PO:-NC1-:ME:-SU1-:SO:-TW1-:SP:-NW1-:PF:-IM1-
June 15, 2015
CAIRO, Egypt -- Imagine ISIS kidnapped a relative of yours and then you see their brutal beheading on television. Many different emotions can take over, including anger, grief, and depression.
CBN News found a group of Egyptian Christians, however, who responded much differently. They are happy their family members stood firm in their faith.
Widow Mariam Farhat told us she "was very proud" that her husband "stood firm in his faith and that he didn't deny Jesus."
That surprising reaction is happening 150 miles south of Cairo, in the village of Al Aour.
Residents there honor the sacrifice of 21 Egyptians brutally murdered last February by ISIS. Their pictures are prominently displayed in the sanctuary of Virgin Mary Church.
Thirteen attended the church. The martyrs left behind family members like 23-year-old Farhat. She became a widow when the militants beheaded her husband Malak Ibrahim in Libya.
She first learned of his murder when she saw the now infamous video on local television.
"We were very sad for the first two days, but we hadn't seen the video," she recalled. "When we saw them in the video calling to Jesus we were very comforted."
And that's why Mariam and other families say they are now joyful, not sad.
continue reading
www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2015/June/Widows-Joy-He-Didnt-Deny-Christ-When-Beheaded/?cpid=:ID:-2196-:DT:-2015-06-12-16:14:44-:US:-AB1-:CN:-CP1-:PO:-NC1-:ME:-SU1-:SO:-TW1-:SP:-NW1-:PF:-IM1-
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