Remembering Martyrs: Bitrus Manjang

December 2002 She could hear the continued gunfire and screams everywhere as she frantically searched for a place to hide, the tears freely flowing down her cheeks. Feeling helpless and afraid, she huddled behind a door, waiting for her turn to die. She covered her ears so she couldn’t

Remembering Martyrs: Martin Ray Burnham

"If I have to go, I want to go out strong for the Lord.” Those were some of forty-two-year-old Martin Burnham’s last words before he was killed. It was supposed to be a relaxing and romantic time, celebrating their eighteenth wedding anniversary at a beach resort in western Philippines, but i

Living Water in a Dry Land

Heated arguments over religion still occur in parts of North Africa, not far from ancient Roman ruins where early Christians were martyred centuries ago. “You can’t really imagine what the people here endure,” said Joe, who has served as a pastor in a North African country for more than two