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2018-02-22

• Bomb Scare Aims to Increase Intimidation
  
  Photo: World Watch Monitor

  Staff members of Santa Maria Catholic Church in Trabzon were alarmed when they found the smouldering remains of a homemade pipe bomb in their church garden on the morning of February 4th. Thankfully it had failed to explode. Local authorities checked security camera footage and spoke with neighbours but have not identified any suspect.

• The High Cost of Following Christ
  
  Photo: VOM Australia

  Munabi Abudallah was drawn to Christ when he came to see the 'God of the Bible,' as One who loves and communicates to people in a way they can understand. After coming to faith in Jesus this past January, he rushed home to share his joy with wife Aisha. Yet, in the presence of their seven children, Aisha shouted, "Kafir!" (meaning "infidel"). "You are a big shame to the family," she disdainfully added. After hurling the insults, Aisha forced him to depart from their home.

• Alive Through Christ's Presence
  
  Samiha (on right) miraculously survived.
  Photo: Open Doors USA

  When a bomb exploded right next to Samiha Tawfiq Awad, who was attending St. Peter's Church in Cairo on December 11th, 2016, everyone thought she was dead. With half of her face gone, doctors warned her husband, Qalini, that she would not survive. Today, Samiha and Qalini joyfully share that God had other plans. No one can explain how she survived, as doctors had already listed her name as one of the deceased. But miraculously her life was sustained until the doctors finally began administering treatment.