Ruby was up early this morning and after spending some time
with the Lord, I set out to write a blog post.

I was going to write about an extremely fun
large-family-idea that my pile of treasures and
I did over the last few days to launch into some
{virtually free}
summer fun!

It was such a blast I just guessed that some of you
might want to do it too.
Our family will likely talk about it for a long
time to come.
Such sweet fun!

However, in the midst of
putting the pictures into that post and
getting ready to write about it,
the Lord spoke very clearly to my heart that
that was not the post for today.

But something else was.

Something very heavy.

Now let me interject right here,
what I’m about to share is not for the faint of heart.
It is not a fluff-n-stuff kind of post.

It is a serious post about some serious matters.

But in complete obedience
and with a passion for justice,
I put aside the other post and got busy 
gathering the information that was needed to share 
what needs to be shared.

So here’s your final opt-out:


If you’re not up for serious,
last chance –


opt out now….

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If you’re still here,
let me first share a little background…

The kids and I have long studied dozens of missionaries
and even some martyrs of the faith over the years.

We have a DVD series that has rocked our world.

One of DVD’s is about a woman named Perpetua.

Perpetua is known as the first woman 
martyr for refusing to deny Christ.

Her death occurred in about 203 AD.

I’ll be honest.
 I cannot watch the DVD of Perpetua
{and we’ve watched it many times}
without sobbing and I mean sobbing.
Perpetua was a true hero of the faith
and her story leaves me feeling overwhelmed
and undone totally humbled at
what others have done for the cause of Christ.
I feel like such a wuss each time I watch it.

Well…
 yesterday I heard about another
Perpetua-type woman….
only her name is Meriam
and her story is unfolding 
in a Sudanese Federal Prison as I type.

Photo compliments of Gabriel Wani

Meriam has been sentenced to


death

{by hanging}.

Her crime?


Twenty-seven year old 
Meriam Ibrahim, 
a medical doctor, 
has been sentenced to death 
because she refuses to denounce
the name of Christ.

Meriam has also been sentenced to 100 lashes
because she married a Christian man
rather than a Musl*m.  
The lashes alone could take her life.

Meriam’s story has been shared on many
news sources, including
FOX news, CNN and dozens of others.

Here is a YouTube video about Meriam Ibrahim
with clips from several different news sources:

This morning the Lord reminded me of this scripture….

“For I was hungry and you gave me food, 
I was thirsty and you gave me drink, 
I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 
I was naked and you clothed me, 
I was sick and you visited me, 
I was in prison and you came to me.’ 
Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 
‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, 
or thirsty and give you drink? 
And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, 
or naked and clothe you? 
And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’  
Matthew 25:35-36