I was not doing the prescribed movements. I was simply kneeling with hands raised speaking quietly. Rasheed listened. He heard me speaking but not in…

The rise of Mussolini’s Fascist regime brought a new kind of fear to Italy. Women, in particular, became easy targets for public punishment and humiliation, …
Unless I chose to lie and survive. The guards grabbed me. They covered me with the blanket again. They dragged me back to the truck.…
No matter what you have done. Finally, to Jesus, thank you. Thank you for finding me. Thank you for saving me. Thank you for never…

In the heart of Eastern Europe, during the final days of the Cold War, one country stood on the brink of collapse. Romania, once filled…
I was living a double life and it was exhausting. But what choice did I have? To confess faith in Christ in Afghanistan was to…

When ISIS rose, the world focused on its fighters and ruthless leaders, but behind them stood the wives. And as the caliphate collapsed, these women …
Love your enemies. Pray for those who persecute you. I thought about the Taliban. I thought about the men who had taken away my job,…
The light was still there, and as he watched, he saw what looked like figures, shadowy, but present, standing around me, not threatening, protective, like…

Saddam Hussein’s rise to power in 1979 marked the beginning of a reign defined by fear, brutality, and absolute control. Following the U.S. invasion, the…
