But I’m doing it with Jesus, and that makes all the difference. He’s still transforming me, still teaching me, still revealing new layers of his…
We walked at night, hid during the day, trusted guides who knew the mountain passes where border patrols were thinnest. The journey was terrifying. Cold…
“Due to medical complications and ongoing review of certain procedural aspects of my case, I was being released to family custody under strict conditions. I…
The lead judge pronounced the sentence death by hanging for apostasy. My knees almost gave out. I had known it was possible, even probable. But…
I had to forget everything I had learned and returned to Islam before anyone else found out. He was trying to protect me. I think…
Even when the principal was harsh or when the morality enforcers came to inspect the school, checking our hijabs and our behavior, she remained calm,…

I’m sitting in a small apartment thousands of miles from Thran in a country I never imagined I would call home. The sun is setting…
They chose exile. In December 1850, exactly 2 years after their escape from Mon, Ellen and William boarded a ship bound for Liverpool, England. They…
I can see from his condition that this young man needs immediate medical attention, not bureaucratic detention. He lowered his voice but didn’t whisper, speaking…
The woman caught up to William and grabbed his arm. Ned, stop. Look at me. William had no choice. He turned, keeping his eyes lowered…





