To be honest, I must say the headline “Sudanese Christian may soon be free” took me by surprise.
I’m sure you are familiar with this story that’s been reported on extensively about the Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death for converting to Christianity.
When I first heard this story I felt that her fate was sealed. Although many Christians prayed and people responded with outrage over her lack of freedom to choose her own religion, I doubted if it was enough to see her being freed.
A government official on Saturday said that after Khartoum came under diplomatic pressure, they halted her execution and plans were made for her release.
The Foreign Ministry Under-Secretary, Abdelah Al-Azrak said that the authorities in the country were working to release Mariam Yahya Ibrahim who was pregnant at the time of her arrest. She has since given birth to a daughter, her second child by her American husband Daniel Wani.
This of course was great news.
Sadly like many, I had forgotten that if we pray to God, He hears us. God heard the prayers of the righteous and acted on them.
This is a story of hope and faith in a God we sometimes think is unconcerned and distant.
“And if we know that he hears us–whatever we ask–we know that we have what we asked of him.” 1 John 5:15
Let’s pray for the kidnapped Nigerian girls. God does answer prayers.