Posted on 08/01/2014 8:09:06 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Meriam Ibrahim, the Sudanese Orthodox Christian who was nearly executed for her faith, was all smiles and her husband, Daniel Wani, in tears, when they and their two young children finally arrived home Thursday night in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Wani, who lives in the city along with his brother and extended family, was overcome by emotion upon encountering the celebratory welcome by members of the local Sudanese Evangelical Covenant Church. The Sudanese national reportedly shared "how happy he was that he and his family were on safe ground."
The couple landed at the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport just after 8 p.m., according to NBC News, which also reported that Manchester has one of the largest expatriate South Sudanese communities in the United States.
Members of the Sudanese Evangelical Covenant Church, said to have been preparing for Ibrahim and Wani's arrival for more than a month, could be seen waving, smiling, and holding signs that read "God bless you" as Ibrahim and Wani made their way through the airport.
(Excerpt) Read more at christianpost.com ...
Just wait until she encounters the less acrid, but just as real, Christian persecution here. She may return to her homeland.
I don’t know how safe they are.. If the MB wanted them back I think Obama would actually send them
They need protected even here. Obama allows free reign of the animal Islamists.
Excellent!
There’s prayer at work for ya!
Yep. Yep! How wonderful!
Nice to see a happy ending. I guess they won’t be inviting the relatives over for Thanksgiving- the ones that tried to have her executed in Africa...
“The family finally fled on July 24, when they were quickly ushered out of Sudan by Italian officials.”
I guess the Italians have a keener sense of duty regarding imprisonment of American citizens by rogue foreign governments than does the Obama State Department.
Here’s an idea: Maybe we can get the Italians to work on the release of USMC Sgt. Tahmooressi from that Mexican prison.
....But compared to what she went through in Sudan, what is going on in America would be considered a paper cut.
Thanks. That needed to be said.
A thousand paper cuts can still kill you.
**Sudanese Evangelical Covenant Church**
Hmm I thought previous articles said she was Catholic.
Sudan archdiocese speaks out for condemned Catholic woman
RE: Hmm I thought previous articles said she was Catholic.
The article you just linked above mentioned that she was raised an Orthodox Christian.
Her mother who raised her is a member of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
See here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meriam_Ibrahim
Not only did the Italians fly her out, but she and her family had an audience with the Pope. Regardless of her church affiliation, the Pope seemed moved by the suffering she endured because of her Christian faith. Thankfully for her family she didn't become a martyr.
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