
My name is Omar. I’m 27 years old. And until recently, I was living two completely different lives. I need to tell you this story…
And nothing, not another regime, not another crackdown, not anything in earth or heaven is going to put it back underground. I am aware that…

I want to start by telling you something about where I am right now as I speak these words. I cannot tell you the city.…
For the first time in my life, I genuinely deeply wanted it. I am going to pause here and say something to anyone listening to…
I want to be honest. I was frightened. I am not going to perform bravery for you in this telling. I was a man in…
I have been since those years in large churches in other countries, beautiful buildings, excellent music, everything organized and presented with great care. And I…
Despite everything I had done, despite all the darkness in my heart, despite the blood on my hands, he loved me. I started weeping. Deep…
Why were they like this? Why did they not hate us? We had arrested them, beaten them, starved them, humiliated them. We might kill them.…
He was too far above us. But these Christians talked about knowing God, about God knowing them, about a personal relationship with the creator of…
That night was the first of many. For the next several weeks, I lived a double life. During the day, I was the Taliban guard.…
