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I WAS LEFT FOR DEAD BRUTALLY BEATEN... Jacques Lapergue who was attacked by a mob during a visit to Zambia
...But I want to forgive my attackers A BUSINESSMAN left for dead after being beaten by a mob in Zambia has revealed that he wants to meet his attackers... to FORGIVE them.
Jacques Laperg ue, from Brad ford, was pounced on after he found a corpse in a street in the village of Chipata, Zambia. A baying mob brutally beat the stained-glass factory boss thinking he was connected to the death. The Christian missionary told New Life how he was: Beaten beyond recognition, temporarily losing the sight in one eye
Stripped naked and humiliated in front of more than 40 locals Made to walk on stones in bare feet But despite the sickening attack, which left him needing treatment at the town’s intensive care unit, Mr Lapergue prayed throughout his ordeal. He said: “I told them that Jesus was coming soon and they just attacked me. They tried to strangle me, and at one point, one of them told me I was going to die that night.
NAKED “Despite them shouting and beating me, I had no fear and remained calm. I prayed in silence
because when I prayed out loud the attacks would increase.” After being dragged across the village and having alcohol thrown on his body, police rescued the barely-conscious Mr Lapergue. His injuries were so severe that he was taken to an intensive care unit at the town’s hospital – and handcuffed to the bed by police who wrongly suspected him of murder. After being released from hospital, Mr Lapergue was flung into a Zambian jail, and spent a week in a prison cell with 80 inmates. But the plucky missionary decided to use his imprisonment to talk about his Christian faith. He said: “My first night in jail the Continued on Page 2
Hope from horror of genocide A VICTIM of the Rwandan genocide that saw 800,000 murdered in cold blood has told how she was battered and buried alive. Fr ida Gashu mba ma naged to escape from a shallow grave after she and her family were attacked by Hutu militias. She went through the horror of watching her mother being beheaded and the rest of her family being brutally killed by the evil regime. Frida was left wandering homeless until she was found by a Christian woman, who then led her to Christ. She tells her harrowing story in Chosen to Die, Destined to Live. And in the book she explains how she has learned to forgive the people who took the lives of her family. She said: “I needed to step out in faith, believing that he [God] would do the rest. “I decided to begin with [forgiving] the man who had killed my father.” READ ABOUt FRIDA’S ORDEAl IN hER OWN WORDS – Page 6
Jimmy mum’s not bitter vow BITTERNESS and anger will not be allowed to destroy the family of tragic teenager Jimmy Mizen, his mother has said. Jimmy, who died in an alleged street attack, said the faith of the family was keepi n g t he m goi n g after the death of t h e 16 -y e a r - o l d in Lee, south-east London. Margaret Mizen said: “God is with is and in our family.” Mrs Mizen also Jimmy Mizen urged people not to blame the family of the suspect in Jimmy’s killing. FUll StORY – Page 3
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TROUBLED singer Amy Winehouse and husband Blake Fielder-Civil are said to have turned to God to save their marriage. Friends claim Blake has gone back to his Christian faith to help him through his prison ordeal, while Amy is said to have converted.
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Politics ‘needs people of faith’ POLITICS needs people who have faith to be part of it, a Labour minister has said. Stephen Timms has urged Christians not to be put off entering into politics. The Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform said: “I think a lot of Christians do not get involved because they fear a conflict of morals – but it doesn’t happen that much.”
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Continued from Page 1 conditions were atrocious. Totally inhuman. I suffered so much. There were 80 of us crushed like sardines; there were feet in the back of my head and in my face. We were completely packed against each other. “If I moved at all I had to dislodge everybody and you have to be careful in a jail because not everybody would be nice about that. It was the worst I had felt in my life.” Mr Laperg ue was incarcerated in the cramped cell between 4pm and 8am every night for a week. But he said that when he was free from the cell, he met with others and they used the time for praising God.
A GROUP of Brits got together recently to embark on a mission trip of a different kind. The tea m travelled to Israel in April, and cycled 400 kilometres in one week across roads, tracks and desert – often in temperatures of over 35 degrees – to raise funds for mission projects. The group was made up of nine members of Elim churches from across the UK. In addition to the £350 paid for expenses, each participant helped raise £1,650 in sponsorship to go towards City Gates Academy, Philippines; Hope Village, Malawi; and Widow’s Mite, Kosovo. Plans are now in place for next year’s fundraiser, Hike the Camino Trail – a 100-kilometre trek in the beautiful Spanish countryside. PEDAL POWER... the nine cyclists during their 400km trek
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An overwhelming majority of Irish people believe in God, a new survey has shown. A total of 84 per cent of the Irish believe in God, according to the poll by the daily Irish Examiner and Red C market researchers. The number of people who said they prayed remained at more than 80 per cent. Just over half said they would be willing to pay ten euros a week for the upkeep of their local church. The survey was carried out on 1,000 people across Ireland in the middle of February.
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A VICAR will realise a 16-year dream and answer the call of God… to join the Royal Marines!
The Reverend Mark Allsop already enjoys a reputation as an action-man vicar in his rural parish on the border of Teesside and North Yorkshire. He rides a motorcycle, has completed a freefall parachute jump for charity, runs five to six miles a day and regularly visits the gym. Now he has told his flock at St Martin’s Church, Kirklevington, that God has called him to the Commandos. He said: “I wanted to join up, but my w i fe h ad ou r daughter – now 16 years old – and I decided not to, but to stay at home. green fields and hedgerows “I went into parochial minof his parish, the clergyman, istry, then I thought I was who is 42 this year, could be too old. giving spiritual comfort in “It was only recently when I Helmand Province, Afghaniwas praying and re-assessing stan, next year. my life that I thought to look First he faces eight months at the services and, in particuof physical train ing to be lar, the Royal Navy.” awarded a green beret, comThe one-time fitter and peting with young soldiers psychiatric nurse is priest-in- half his age. charge of Kirklevington, near He said he had the support Yarm, Low and High Worsall and blessing of the Bishop of and the hamlet of Picton. Whitby, the Right Reverend Reverend Allsop, a clergyRobert Ladds. man for the past 11 years, will He said: “It is a new chapter be a chaplain in the Royal Mafor me, for this ministry, but rines. In stark contrast to the God wants me to do it.”
Mr Laperg ue explained: “When we could leave the cell it was wonderful. I met some lovely people and we would sing and talk about God - it was like heaven on earth. The whole jail was vibrant at times.” Cha rges aga i nst Mr Lapergue were dropped due to a lack of evidence after more than a week in prison. And despite the horrific trial, Mr Lapergue said it was an experience he enjoyed and he wanted to return to the village to forgive his attackers and show his love for them. He added: “I shou ld be dead now, but God delivered me! I enjoyed it! I’m not afraid of dying and I got to preach the Gospel to so many people. I am going to go back to the village in November.”
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‘Plan could change UK’ A proposal by Christian MPs to dramatically change the values that underpin policy decisions could transform Britain for the better, the General Director of the Evangelical Alliance has said. The Rev Joel Edwards welcomed t he repor t by five Christian politicians. The report, entitled Faith
in the Future, said unhappiness was primarily caused by an absence of key values, and called for a five-fold test to assess new policies. These would include aski ng whether such policies encourage people to develop positive relationships, are socially responsible, or promote a climate of respect.
A man who was shot outside a McDonalds in south London says he is only alive by the grace of God. Speaking at an anti-gun a nd k n i fe c r i me eve nt at Redbridge College, Rikki McCalla told the 100 students gathered about the time he was shot while parked up at a McDonalds drive-through in South London in 2005. He added: “I looked down and saw blood covering my jeans. I put hand up to my neck and my finger went into my neck. I still have the bullet in my neck and no feeling in my right side. What I want you to know is that if you are involved in any gun or knife crime, you might not be as lucky as I have been. I’m here by the grace of God.”
NEW LIFE Jesus would consider using music festival Glastonbury to reach his audience if he were on the earth today, a new poll has found. Insurance firm Congregational and General carried out the survey among Christians and non-Christians.
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PRAY FOR END TO VIOLENCE - MAYOR
Deputy Mayor Ray Lewis, Simon Hughes MP and Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, MP at the Global Day of Prayer. Inset, crowds listen to Boris Johnson (Picture: Antony Blondell)
NeW London Mayor Boris Johnson has urged people to pray for an end to violence in the wake of the deaths of two teenagers in the capital. He spoke at the Global Day of prayer, held at Millwall Football Club, and told crowds: “In the last few days we have seen the deaths of Lyle Tulloch and Jimmy Mizen and I’m sure their parents will be in our prayers.” Mr Johnson added: “I want to say one very simple thing, which is there are too many parents across London today who have lost their young children or young teenagers in the last year to gun crime and knife crime... together we can do something and together we must do something and together we will do something.”
commended More than 11,000 people joined the Global Day of prayer event at Millwall’s The Den ground last month. In recognition of the event’s increasing importance in the life of the Church and the capital, prime Minister Gordon Brown held a reception in honour of the Global Day of prayer at No10 Downing Street. He commended the initiative and the “invaluable work of the churches in London”.
Leaders in TRAGIC TEEN’S MUM VOWS NOT TO BE ANGRY fast over debt plea CA M pA IGN e rS across the world joined in a day of fasting last month as part of a campaign to drop the debt of the Third World. The action was held to put pressure on G8 to pick up the pace on cancelling the debt of cou ntries caught up i n debt repayments while being unable to meet their goals to combat poverty. The day of fasting marked 10 yea rs to the day si nce 70,000 people formed a human chain around Birmingham to demand that the G8 “Drop the Debt”. Chu rch leaders i ncludi ng A rc hbishop Desmond Tutu, and former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord George Carey were among those who fasted. Margaret Sentamu, wife of the Archbishop of York, said: “This is the least I can do to help identify with the voiceless millions in Africa and the world over today.”
Hut answer to prayers peOpLe looking for a place of private prayer have seen their wish come true with the opening of a new hut. The Bishop of Birmingham, the r ight reverend Dav id Urquhart, visited the Lickey Hills Country park to officially open the Hope Hut, a shelter surrounded by beautiful countryside and woodland for people wanting to pray, walk and contemplate. For more information visit www.lickeychurch.com
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Faith’s kept us going since Jimmy’s death The mother of London teenager Jimmy Mizen – who died in an alleged street attack – has said her family’s faith has kept them going. And she vowed not to let bitterness destroy her family. The death of altar boy Jimmy shook the community of Lee, southeast London, last month. His distraught mum Margaret said she and her family were finding it difficult to believe that the 16-year-old had gone. But she added: “It is our faith that keeps us going. We would never cope otherwise. Lots of people have given us cards and flowers. God is with us and in our family.” Mrs Mizen urged people not to blame the family of the suspect in Jimmy’s killing. She said: “Anger breeds anger, and bitterness w i ll NO BITTERNESS... Margaret destroy my family if I’m not and Barry Mizen careful – and I won’t allow that to happen.” Mrs Mizen’s comments followed a memorial service at St Thomas More Comprehensive on Monday, which would have been Jimmy’s last day there as a pupil. She described her son as a saint. “He was the loveliest, gentlest giant. He was loved by everyone, by his school, the church and his family. “In the 16 years and one TRAGIC... Jimmy Mizen day I’ve had him I’ve never once told him off,” she added. he was just going out with Jimmy’s father Barry said some friends, we cuddled the family had the memory him, nothing unusual, said we of telling their son they loved loved him. And that is great, him the day before he died. that’s a great memory for me,” “On the night of his birthday he said.
THe BBC has confirmed it plans to make a six-part series dramatising iconic and important stories from the Bible. The corporation said that the series would be an accessible, entertaining, informative and intelligent guide to the Christian re-
ligion’s key text. The international co-production, to be broadcast in 2009, will combine drama and computer-generated imagery. The BBC plans to hire a wellknown actor, whose identity has yet to be disclosed, to narrate the series.
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MY FAITH WAS STRENGTHENED IN WAR ZONE A YOUNG British photographer who has faced danger in the West Bank has told how seeing violence in the troubled area strengthened his faith. James Briggs-Naughton, from Arnold, Nottinghamshire, also said that he felt God was working through the fighting between Palestinians and Israeli forces. The 25-year-old, in his third year of a BA (Hons) Documentary Photography course at the University of Wales, Newport, has been targeted by both factions while taking photographs.
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IN THE PICTURE... one of James’s photographs of the Aida Refugee Camp, Bethlehem. Inset, photographer James Briggs-Naughton
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Marathon satisfies... USA – An American missions leader has combined with a U K broadcaster who loves to run marathons, to help a disabled children’s centre in the Ukraine. Jeff Thompson, president of Eastern Europe Outreach in Murrieta, California, who has recently published a book called Leaving the American Sector, has joined forces with Peter Wooding, of UK Christian broadcaster UCB, who has just run the Los Angeles Marathon to aid the childrens’ home in Ukraine.
Peace prayers MIDDLE EAST – Chu rches th roughout the world a re preparing to respond to six decades of conflict in IsraelPalestine with a week of actions for justice and peace, reports the World Council of Churches (WCC), wh ich is helping to coordinate the event. A common prayer and message for peace in Palestine and Israel is ready for use in about 100 countries, says the WCC.
Call to leaders EUROPE – Church leaders need to be involved to help ‘heal’ the wounds of today’s challenges in Europe, the president of the European Parliament said. Hans-Gert Pöttering told a meeting last month: “It is essential to involve those leaders in the process.”
Film’s honours USA – An 11 minute British film, called Home, which is based on the Bible has picked up two top honours in Hollywood’s 168 Festival.
James said: “It strengthened my faith because it is obvious how much we all need God in a place like that. “All this violence comes from human arrogance and the belief that we know better than God and can sort out our problems ourselves.” James explained how he had gone through a crisis of faith during his teenage years. He added: “After some time I realised it was because I hadn’t been listening to God. “Now I am committed to recording life as it happens.”
PLUCKY PENSIONER EXPLAINS BELIEFS IN THEFT ATTEMPT
WOMAN, 93, LEAVES ROBBER IN TEARS! by David Littlewood
face, the man sheepishly left the car with $10 in his hand, voluntarily given to him by his elderly Good Samaritan, who told him: “Don’t you spend the money on whiskey, either!” The man kissed her on the cheek before he left the car and walked away leaving Ms Jacobi unharmed. Ms Jacobi, who reads her Bible every day, said she believed it was her strong faith that kept her going in life. She told reporters: “It was God using me. I’m a shy person, really. What happened there was the Lord using me. “He had such sad eyes,” Ms Jacobi added. “The cap over his face made h i m look u n kempt, but h is eyes weren’t mean-looking.
AN armed robber who threatened to shoot a 93-year-old was left in tears when the plucky woman confronted him and told him he’d end up in hell. Pauline Jacobi, of Dyersburg, Tennessee, was getting into her car after shoppi ng at a superma rket when the man jumped in and demanded money. He then told Ms Jacobi that if she didn’t pay up he would shoot her. But the defiant elderly woman refused and instead told him about her faith. Ms Jacobi said she replied: “No! I’m not giving you my money. Even if you kill me, I’ll go to heaven and you’ll go to hell.” She then urged him to ask God for forgiveness. Brave Ms Jacobi then told the robber: “Jesus is in this car and he goes with me wherever I go.” Ms Jacobi then witnessed to the man for about ten minutes by which
heaven WITNESS... Pauline Jacobi who refused to give in to a robber’s demands time, she said, he was looking around with tears in his eyes. Finally, the would-be attacker told Ms Jacobi he had better go home and pray, to which she replied that God could hear him anywhere and any time. With tears streaming down his
“I asked him his name. He said it was Ricky, and he was from Halls. “Then I asked him, ‘Ricky, would you like to go to heaven?’ “‘Yes, I sure would,’ he said. ‘But I’m afraid the Lord won’t take me.’” Ms Jacobi then said she told him: “Yes he will. He will take you if you believe.” Meanwhile, police are still searching for the robber.
Idol finalists have something to shout about in charity show HIT TV show American Idol helped raise $60m for charities in a one-off show that was rounded off with a top Gospel song. P roduce rs c hose a nu mbe r of Christian-based songs for contestants to sing as part of a charity event. The
Idol Gives Back show raised millions for a number of charities, including Malaria No More, Children’s Health Fund and Save the Children. Stars such as Mariah Carey and Miley Cyrus took part in the fundraising extravaganza. But it was during the
last song that the finalists of American Idol stunned the audience by belting out Gospel tune Shout to the Lord. Written by Christian songwriter Darlene Zschech, Shout to the Lord was performed in front of American Idol’s biggest audience this series.
Charities rush to send aid to disaster areas CHARITIES have been working flat out to help after two disasters struck Asia last month. Christian-based organisations are some of the leading aid agencies on the ground in Burma, following cyclone Nargis, and China, where an earthquake has devastated the Sichuan province. Although the Burmese government is refusing help from outside the country, Christian Aid has partners who have managed to distribute medicine, blankets and water purification tablets to 100,000 victims. Meanwhile, World Vision plans to provide aid to nearly 500,000. “We are now getting relief supplies into the delta area, where there is staggering need,” said Steve Goudswaard, World Vision’s cyclone response manager. Christian relief organisation Sa ma rita n’s P u rse responded within hours of the 7.9 magnitude quake in China. Its president Fran k lin Graham, who was in the country at the time, said: “Recovery efforts are underway, but you can never recover the loss of a life.”
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POP STAR’S BOOK OF CLIFF HANGERS LEGENDARY pop star Sir Cliff Richard marked the 50th anniversary of his showbiz career with the publication of a book containing his favourite 50 Bible stories for children. And he urged that all children should get the chance to read the Bible as he explained how Western society was built on rules from the “Good Book”. The pop star, a devout Christian, said that the Church could overcome difficulties such as declining attendance by letting go of the intellectual approach to faith and learning to keep it simple. “I have a lways h ad a si mpl ist ic approach to faith because it i s so simple to me,” he told a press confe r e n c e a t t h e Methodist Church
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Central Hall in Westminster, London. Si r Cl i ff sa id one of h is favourite Bible stories was of Joseph and his coat of many colours. Other stories in the book, written by Brian Sibley, include the great flood, the walls of Jericho, Daniel and the lions, the story of Ruth, the loaves and fishes and the story of Jesus
and Zacchaeus. Sir Cliff, who has had 14 British number one hits, a record beaten only by three other artistes including Elvis Presley and The Beatles, regards himself merely as a follower of Jesus, rather than a potential saviour of the church. He continued: “The church has to remain relevant. I often admire America, they have a spirituality that we seem to
REGGAE ARTIST IN MEN-TOR APPEAL! PLEA TO HELP TROUBLED YOUTHS GOSPEL reggae artist David Williams has urged men to help mentor troubled young people in London’s toughest boroughs. Mr Williams – who is known as Watchman – set up his organisation RAP (Reaching All People) Mentors two years ago to help young offenders. And now Mr Williams, who has been awarded the title of National Mentor after mentoring thousands of young people in London in the past 10 years, wants men to help his cause after being contracted to run programmes with some of the most challenging 11- to 18-year-olds. At a recent recruitment event, 180 men from as far afield as Ipswich and Belgium turned up at a hotel in Croydon to hear how they could become a RAP mentor. He said: “I feel greatly honoured to be given the title of National Mentor, particularly when I think about my own personal journey. “During my youth I was an insecure and angry young man who couldn’t read or write, and was in and out of prison for various crimes.
CHALLENGING “I fully identify and empathise with the young people I work with, and I give them hope that it is possible to change, as I have gone through experiences similar to theirs and come out all right. “Although the young people we will work with have been deemed as very challenging, they will be on our programme because they have expressed a desire to change their lives.” Mr Williams explained how he decided to change his life after spending years in different jails. It was in 1991 that he was serving a sentence in the tough Bellmarsh jail that he
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David Williams, aka Watchman decided to start to learn to read and write. He practised writing by copying his girlfriend’s letters and started to read using the only book in his cell – the Bible. Mr Williams said: “I didn’t understand the grace of God but I knew about the law of God. “I still had this anger but I still knew God was a loving God. “I would share this to certain guys within the prison and people started giving their lives to Jesus, getting saved through what I was saying to them. It was like I was a Christian but I didn’t know it!” Since then, Mr Williams has gone on to release four albums as his alter ego Watchman and set up RAP and Harvesting Man’s Potential (HMP), an organisation which works in prisons to teach literacy, numeracy and principles for successful living. Mr Williams hopes that his RAP Mentors programme will also contribute to the ending of ‘postcode wars’ between different gangs, as a result of bringing together young people from different areas to participate in various activities. If you would like to become a RAP mentor, call 020 7733 0400.
CHURCH volunteers aiming to make the streets safer at night are now equipped for their mission. The Street Pastors, from Weymouth, Dorset, have been presented with medical packs and will soon be undergoing basic
training led by town paramedic James Ryan. The uniformed Street Pastors will patrol on Fridays from 10pm4am, beginning on June 13. The Street Pastors iniative is operated in several UK towns and cities.
have lost. When 9/11 happened the first thing Bush did was call America to prayer. Maybe we have lost that simple touch, that simple knowing that God exists, that we can approach him.” The other problem for the churches was that Britain had become a multiracial, multicultural country. Sir Cliff added that while freedom of religion was a good thing, if the churches wanted to grow they had to become more “combative” and “prove that this is a relevant faith; this is a rational, viable, relevant philosophy”. Sir Cliff has never hidden his faith and donates to charity all profits from any work he does in relation to his religion. He added that the secret of success for pop stars in a business known for its shorttermism was to remain relevant and up to date with new technology.
DIAL-A-VERSE THE world’s most popular version of the Bible can now be downloaded on to your mobile phone. The New International Version (NIV) has become the world’s most popular modern English Bible translation, and is now ava i lable from mobi le phone content provider Ecumen.
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WORKING TOGeTheR TO BRING you The GOOd NeWS THROUGHOUT 2008, a campaign by Christians will be spreading hope through community projects and social action schemes. From cleaning up a longneglected park, to organising community events, to spreading the Gospel via a wide selection of media, Hope08 will involve Christians demonstrating the love of God in the UK. Churches will be joining together in a way that hasn’t been done before. Anglicans, Methodists, Pentecostals, Baptists and others will put aside their differences to work together for the greater good of the country. And the ‘hope’ is that people who are not yet believers will gain a deeper understanding of the love that was preached by Jesus – and experience that love for themselves.
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Taken to be executed with her family, Rwandan genocide victim Frida Gashumba was battered over the head with a club and then buried alive. But she lived to tell her story and how it led her to faith. In this extract from her book, she reveals the extent of her horrific ordeal
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ery early the next morning, about three o’clock, we suddenly heard a great deal of noise and commotion coming from our nearest neighbours’ house, twenty or thirty metres away.
There was a family with young children living there, as well as a woman who was nine months’ pregnant. She was the one I had seen on the mountain when we were trying to escape. The babies and young children were screaming with terror. There were the sounds of clubs crashing down on people’s heads and machetes slicing into their bodies. I heard one child cry out: “Please forgive me. Please forgive me. I promise I will never be a Tutsi again.” Gradually, the screams subsided as one by one they were all murdered. We heard the dull thud as each body was thrown into the toilet of the house and the door slammed shut. The pregnant woman was obviously not yet dead and we heard her moans. After a few minutes, silence. Shaken to the core with the horror of what we had heard, we huddled together. Trembling. Terrified. Next they came to us. First came a young man. He was covered in blood and the machete in his hand was still dripping with blood. We recognised him. He had been in the football team papa had formed for my brothers and the local lads in the area. He looked at us. Then he turned round and went back to the other killers who had surrounded the house. “There’s no one here,” he told them. “They’ve all gone.” Then the leader of the killers came into the house and saw us. His name was Gakuba. He was an elder in the Seventh Day Adventist church. When we saw him, we all immediately covered our faces with our hands. The sight of him was horrifying. So full of blood. So
At that moment the club hit me... and I could feel blood pouring down my chin You are my neighbours. You can’t be about to kill us.” I looked at the terrifying weapons they were carrying. There were machetes, knives, spears, clubs, spades and sticks studded with nails. They were all already drenched in blood.
‘Gradually the screams
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t was the machetes and the knives I most feared. I had seen people killed with clubs – they hit them once or twice on the back of the head, the brains came out, and it was all over. I knew one of the men carrying a club; he was a young man called John. I heard my mother say: “Death is death. I will not choose.” I said: “I choose John. Please don’t kill me with anything else.” All the young children were crying, but the rest of us were silent. That moment was beyond any emotion. We were all told to lie face-down on the bottom of the trench. It was not wide enough to lie across it, so we all had to lie lengthwise, our bodies overlapping each other in the confined space. Just as my grandfather was
subsided as one by one they were all murdered ’
much evil in his eyes. So much hatred. “So they are not here, are they? You say you didn’t see all these snakes cowering in here?” “No, I didn’t see them. It’s too dark in here to see.” The young man tried to sound convincing. “Well, if you want to make up for your little mistake, you’d better kill at least ten of them.” “I will, I will,” the young man stuttered. “But I tell you I didn’t see them.” “Outside!” he ordered us. My grandfather got up and we all followed, keeping as close to him as we could. Now we had to face our killers. My grandfather had his Bible in his hands. He fell to his knees and began to implore the men for mercy. “Why are you killing us? We have lived side by side with you as your brothers and sisters. “What have we done? I taught you as I taught my own children. Jesus Christ told us that we should love one another. Why are you condemning yourselves by having our blood on your hands? Why don’t you just forgive us?” On and on he went, begging them, pleading with them. Finally Gakuba said: “Stop wasting our time, old man. We’ve got too much work to do today.” Then turning to one of his men, he said: “Check the toilet and see how much room there is in there.” The man came back saying that it was already full. Again my grandfather cried out: “Why can’t you forgive us?” “We will spare you and your wife, because you are old,” Gakuba relented. “But all the rest of these snakes will have to die. But be quick and make up your mind. You are wasting our time.” “If you kill my children and my grandchildren, what is the point of me living?’ my grandfather said. “What
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‘One of the killers said
they had found a place to dump our bodies’
Many children of Rwanda face life without their parents after the genocide in 1994, which saw Tutsis targeted by two extremist Hutu militias is the use of a tree without its branches? I choose to die with my children and my grandchildren.” Then he asked that we be allowed to pray together for the last time. “What’s the point?” they said. “You Tutsis have no God. God has forsaken you.” But they let him have his wish.
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e all knelt together as he prayed. Before he had even finished, some of the men grabbed hold of my mother and started tearing at her clothes, ready to rape her. The little four-year-old was on her back. “Why are you raping me in front of my children?” she screamed. “Kill them first so that at least they do not have to witness that, and then you can do whatever
you like to me.” She did not want us to suffer any more than we were already suffering. “If that’s the way you want it,” said Gakuba. At that moment one of the killers came back and told them that they had found a place to dump our bodies. They took us a short distance from the house where, on the edge of my grandparents’ banana plantation, there was a long, thin trench about a meter deep, in which rain water had begun to collect. We were ordered into the pit and then Gakuba shouted: “Now choose which weapon you want to kill you! And hurry up. We have got so much to do today.” As I looked up at the twenty or more killers crowding around the edge of the trench, in my head I was screaming out: “This can’t be happening! I know you.
saying again: “Why don’t you forgive us?” he was hit with a stick by Gatoya, one of the men who had wanted to rape my mother, and he fell forward. As I looked across at my mother I saw a machete coming down onto her neck and her head falling to the side. Then I saw them cut off her leg. She made no sound. I heard my brothers cry out, “Please forgive me, please forgive me” and then screaming with searing pain. I put my hands over my face. At that moment the club hit me. My tongue came out of my mouth and I could feel blood pouring down my chin. Then I was plunged into unconsciousness.
STUDENTS are being given a new way to avoid the stress of exams – special prayers! A selection of prayers for use by students and teachers seeking peace during testing times has been published by the Church of England. The Rev Janina Ainsworth, Chief Education Officer for the Church, said: “Everyone involved in education knows the pressures of the exam season. “Whatever one thinks about league tables and the relevance of ac ade m ic ac h ie ve me nt , Christians are called to consider the broader picture. We hope these prayers will be used to give a helpful perspective and a sense of God’s infinite love during testing times.” The prayers are available from www.cofe.anglican.org/ prayers
Church initiative a major success A CA MPA IGN to encourage people to go to church has been labelled a success. Figures from the Diocese of Lichfield show that between 700 and 900 people are now regular churchgoers after being invited to Back to Church Sunday six months ago. The initiative, where churchgoers invite friends, was considered a success because of its personal approach.
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Taken to be executed with her family, Rwandan genocide victim Frida Gashumba was battered over the head with a club and then buried alive. But she lived to tell her story and how it led her to faith. In this extract from her book, she reveals the extent of her horrific ordeal
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ery early the next morning, about three o’clock, we suddenly heard a great deal of noise and commotion coming from our nearest neighbours’ house, twenty or thirty metres away.
There was a family with young children living there, as well as a woman who was nine months’ pregnant. She was the one I had seen on the mountain when we were trying to escape. The babies and young children were screaming with terror. There were the sounds of clubs crashing down on people’s heads and machetes slicing into their bodies. I heard one child cry out: “Please forgive me. Please forgive me. I promise I will never be a Tutsi again.” Gradually, the screams subsided as one by one they were all murdered. We heard the dull thud as each body was thrown into the toilet of the house and the door slammed shut. The pregnant woman was obviously not yet dead and we heard her moans. After a few minutes, silence. Shaken to the core with the horror of what we had heard, we huddled together. Trembling. Terrified. Next they came to us. First came a young man. He was covered in blood and the machete in his hand was still dripping with blood. We recognised him. He had been in the football team papa had formed for my brothers and the local lads in the area. He looked at us. Then he turned round and went back to the other killers who had surrounded the house. “There’s no one here,” he told them. “They’ve all gone.” Then the leader of the killers came into the house and saw us. His name was Gakuba. He was an elder in the Seventh Day Adventist church. When we saw him, we all immediately covered our faces with our hands. The sight of him was horrifying. So full of blood. So
At that moment the club hit me... and I could feel blood pouring down my chin You are my neighbours. You can’t be about to kill us.” I looked at the terrifying weapons they were carrying. There were machetes, knives, spears, clubs, spades and sticks studded with nails. They were all already drenched in blood.
‘Gradually the screams
I
t was the machetes and the knives I most feared. I had seen people killed with clubs – they hit them once or twice on the back of the head, the brains came out, and it was all over. I knew one of the men carrying a club; he was a young man called John. I heard my mother say: “Death is death. I will not choose.” I said: “I choose John. Please don’t kill me with anything else.” All the young children were crying, but the rest of us were silent. That moment was beyond any emotion. We were all told to lie face-down on the bottom of the trench. It was not wide enough to lie across it, so we all had to lie lengthwise, our bodies overlapping each other in the confined space. Just as my grandfather was
subsided as one by one they were all murdered ’
much evil in his eyes. So much hatred. “So they are not here, are they? You say you didn’t see all these snakes cowering in here?” “No, I didn’t see them. It’s too dark in here to see.” The young man tried to sound convincing. “Well, if you want to make up for your little mistake, you’d better kill at least ten of them.” “I will, I will,” the young man stuttered. “But I tell you I didn’t see them.” “Outside!” he ordered us. My grandfather got up and we all followed, keeping as close to him as we could. Now we had to face our killers. My grandfather had his Bible in his hands. He fell to his knees and began to implore the men for mercy. “Why are you killing us? We have lived side by side with you as your brothers and sisters. “What have we done? I taught you as I taught my own children. Jesus Christ told us that we should love one another. Why are you condemning yourselves by having our blood on your hands? Why don’t you just forgive us?” On and on he went, begging them, pleading with them. Finally Gakuba said: “Stop wasting our time, old man. We’ve got too much work to do today.” Then turning to one of his men, he said: “Check the toilet and see how much room there is in there.” The man came back saying that it was already full. Again my grandfather cried out: “Why can’t you forgive us?” “We will spare you and your wife, because you are old,” Gakuba relented. “But all the rest of these snakes will have to die. But be quick and make up your mind. You are wasting our time.” “If you kill my children and my grandchildren, what is the point of me living?’ my grandfather said. “What
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‘One of the killers said
they had found a place to dump our bodies’
Many children of Rwanda face life without their parents after the genocide in 1994, which saw Tutsis targeted by two extremist Hutu militias is the use of a tree without its branches? I choose to die with my children and my grandchildren.” Then he asked that we be allowed to pray together for the last time. “What’s the point?” they said. “You Tutsis have no God. God has forsaken you.” But they let him have his wish.
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e all knelt together as he prayed. Before he had even finished, some of the men grabbed hold of my mother and started tearing at her clothes, ready to rape her. The little four-year-old was on her back. “Why are you raping me in front of my children?” she screamed. “Kill them first so that at least they do not have to witness that, and then you can do whatever
you like to me.” She did not want us to suffer any more than we were already suffering. “If that’s the way you want it,” said Gakuba. At that moment one of the killers came back and told them that they had found a place to dump our bodies. They took us a short distance from the house where, on the edge of my grandparents’ banana plantation, there was a long, thin trench about a meter deep, in which rain water had begun to collect. We were ordered into the pit and then Gakuba shouted: “Now choose which weapon you want to kill you! And hurry up. We have got so much to do today.” As I looked up at the twenty or more killers crowding around the edge of the trench, in my head I was screaming out: “This can’t be happening! I know you.
saying again: “Why don’t you forgive us?” he was hit with a stick by Gatoya, one of the men who had wanted to rape my mother, and he fell forward. As I looked across at my mother I saw a machete coming down onto her neck and her head falling to the side. Then I saw them cut off her leg. She made no sound. I heard my brothers cry out, “Please forgive me, please forgive me” and then screaming with searing pain. I put my hands over my face. At that moment the club hit me. My tongue came out of my mouth and I could feel blood pouring down my chin. Then I was plunged into unconsciousness.
STUDENTS are being given a new way to avoid the stress of exams – special prayers! A selection of prayers for use by students and teachers seeking peace during testing times has been published by the Church of England. The Rev Janina Ainsworth, Chief Education Officer for the Church, said: “Everyone involved in education knows the pressures of the exam season. “Whatever one thinks about league tables and the relevance of ac ade m ic ac h ie ve me nt , Christians are called to consider the broader picture. We hope these prayers will be used to give a helpful perspective and a sense of God’s infinite love during testing times.” The prayers are available from www.cofe.anglican.org/ prayers
Church initiative a major success A CA MPA IGN to encourage people to go to church has been labelled a success. Figures from the Diocese of Lichfield show that between 700 and 900 people are now regular churchgoers after being invited to Back to Church Sunday six months ago. The initiative, where churchgoers invite friends, was considered a success because of its personal approach.
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Frida Gashumba, who saw her family slaughtered during the Rwandan genocide
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bank’s aim TO GiVE away £1m A BANK has handed out £87,000 of its profits to charities and churches – and has long-term plans to give away £1million. Kingdom Bank revealed the generous gifts after reporting operating profits of £222,000 last year. The bank, which specialises in savings, church and charity mortgages and insurance, saw 35 per cent growth last year, and plans greater growth this year. Deputy Ch ief E xecutive Ch ris Sheldon said the bank was delighted to be able to increase the amount of gifts to charities and churches, many of which are chosen by its employees. He said: “Since we launched as a bank in 2005 it has always been our aim to allow churches and charities to share a gift from our profits. Although the board chooses where the main gifts go, we like to ensure each of our employees gets the chance to support one of their causes. “Our aspirations are for the total to reach £1million in a year.”
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A JOURNEY of a special kind begins for one couple this month. Husband and wife Colin and Madeline Windsor will do a 40-stop tour from The Isle Of Lewis to Penzance, sharing stories of God along the way. At each stop they will con nect w ith Ch r ist ia ns and together they will spend some time in the city centre talking to people and offering to pray with people. Colin said: “We just want to encourage Christians and non-Ch ristians alike. We want to let people know that God loves people.’
PORn magazine boss Richard Tipler has told how he quit the seedy business after a night stranded in a Kenyan airport changed his life.
The ex-copper, who committed serious fraud, turned to adult entertainment after quitting the Metropolitan Police. After leaving his job with the Met, Richard walked out on his wife and son and was living in a derelict house. He found his way into the “girlie” magazines business. At one stage he had bank accounts in five different names, but says he was seen as a “loveable rogue” in his local village. But Richard felt a massive impact on his life after getting stuck in Kenya on his way to Malawi. He said: “The clerk at Nairobi Airport told me my ticket was not valid. He told me I’d have to remain in Kenya. I didn’t know anyone and
CHANGED MAN... Richard Tipler had never been abroad before. “After a very disturbed night reassessing and trying to reassure myself, I saw a face in a large crowd. I asked her for help. She immediately ordered: ‘Come with me’.” Later that night, Richard found himself with 16 American missionaries reading the Bible. He remained in Africa for four weeks, clearly impacted by his encounter with the missionaries. But it was only on his return to
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WATCHING as your family is murdered must be one of the most horrific things anyone can ever witness. To see it done in such a brutal way as Frida Gashumba had to endure would, you’d expect, leave you losing all faith in humankind. No one can even imagine how you could recover from such terrifying circumstances. Most of us would never be able to rebuild our lives if we had to suffer such torture. So knowing that Frida is now living a new life here in Britain and is happily married is astounding. We’re sure there must be times when Frida can’t help but relive those moments. You might even expect her to feel guilty about surviving. However, Frida has found Jesus Christ and through him she has found freedom from the guilt that troubles us all. For anyone who hasn’t been touched by such faith, it is hard to reconcile such a thought. You may think she’s barmy even considering forgiveness. But freedom from guilt is available to us all through faith in Christ. What it leads to is the ability to put behind us whatever hell we’ve lived through; and even help us to us forgive others. Harbouring anger can only lead to more heartache than God wants us to go through.
Showing true grace PAULINE Jacobi is a remarkably courageous 93-year-old. We wouldn’t say it was particularly wise to confront someone who is threatening to shoot you, but Ms Jacobi obviously recognised that her robber had a need greater than money. And she knew that anyone can receive the grace of God. So she ‘unloaded both barrels’ and told him about her faith. Good for her! Editor: Peter Wreford Accounts: Helen Wreford Circulation: Simon Schembri Advertising: Barry Wilson
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FLIGHT LIEUTENANT HOPING TO LAND TOP RESULTS
SUPER FLY GUY IS BACK ON TRACK... BEING an RAF officer would be enough of an adrenalin-rush for anyone – but not action man John Clayton.
Because he’s getting back in the driving seat to take part in the Kit Car Championship, being run by the 750 Motor Club, which will see him race at tracks such as Silverstone and Snetterton. And if that’s not enough, he’s also getting his modified Land Rover ready for extreme off-road expeditions later this year. John’s passion for motorsport and adventure is eclipsed, however, when it comes to his faith. And he will be using his love of speed to continue his mission to reach out and tell people about Christianity. During his four years as chairman John steered the Christians in Motorsport group to wider recognition. The Flight Lieutenant explained that the group was set up to get like-minded people together and started out in the paddocks at Formula 1 races. John said: “A number of guys were into cars and wanted to contribute to the church but not in the normal means. They weren’t musical or interested in youth work but still wanted to do their bit. “We started in 2000 and it was originally to do F1 ministry, but it was unsustainable so we decided to look at outreach and pit lane Bible studies at grassroots events.” The result has been that Christians in Motorsport members attend a range of different events – the most recent being the drifting scene, where the aim is to get the car sideways for as long as possible. John will be using his Caterham 7-style kit car during the season to promote Alpha courses and when he’s not racing, uses the machine at church outreach events. He explained: “What we do is take cars and link them to church work. I took mine to a family fun day, which gave something for the guys to do. Many church-related days don’t attract men because they don’t realise you can enjoy sport and be a Christian.” As well as taking part in the Kit Car Championship, adventurer John will be taking part in off-road
John Clayton (below) in his Caterham 7-style kit car expeditions in his modified Land Rover. He added: “I use it in events as I’m a member of the All-Wheel Drive Club, but I also use it for outreach. I would usually offer church people the chance to bring non-Christian friends to back-country off-road driving days. Some of the precipitous drops they will go up and down are enough to make anyone feel close to God! “It’s bringing the faith to people in an exciting setting, because it is exciting being Christian.” To find out more and follow John’s season, log on to www.claytonmotorsport.co.uk
Racing Reverend starts his season in style
Rev Simon Bulter
RACING Reverend, Simon Butler, took part in his first competitive car race for many years at the wheel of his Vector Formula Ford. The first of four PowerNights race events was held at a glorious and sunny Silverstone and the Rev Butler, racing in the Formula Ford series, drove well to bring his car home sixth and fifth in the double header event. “This event was the first competitive outing for both the car and myself in about five years,” explained Simon, “so we were really pleased to be running close to the quicker cars from the word go.” Simon & GWRacing ended the day just over a second a lap slower than the fastest lap of the day. The Kingdom Bank-backed car was rebuilt by Gerald Webb Racing prior to the event and proved to be extremely reliable, suffering only one or two small
Viewers are KO’d after champion speaks out BOXING’S new WBC light-welterweight champion proclaimed his faith in front of m illions of T V viewers minutes after picking up his belt. American Timothy Bradley, who won on a controversial split decision at Nottingham Arena last month, told awaiting television reporters: “All the glory to God, I couldn’t have done it without him. I came out with all my faith and trained hard to get to this point. I just want to thank God for being by my side.” Bradley (below), 27, who surprised many pundits by snatching the title from Brad ford c h a m p J u n ior Witter, doesn’t shy away from h is beliefs. He has told how God helped him fight h is way out of a ghetto neighbourhood. He said: “I’m a true believer in Jesus Christ and I feel that my life has changed because he has put boxing in front of me. “I feel that boxing changed my life because when I look back on my childhood days I was heading towards the wrong path. I had good parenting and I was taught well but I was in the wrong neighbourhood and I was around a lot of gangs and things like that. “I was really attracted to that glamour but God led me to boxing and changed all of that. For five to six days a week I would get out of school and head straight to the gym. “Boxing just kept me busy and active and I just loved it. It completely changed my whole life because it disciplined me and challenged me as a person.”
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problems during the course of the event. Rev Butler said: “Preparation is obviously key. There’s an old saying in motorsport, that to finish first, first you have to finish, and that all comes down to preparation.” The event proved a double success for Simon as he also finalised a sponsorship deal with a newly launched Christian Men’s lifestyle magazine called MMQ. Colin Tomlin, editor of MMQ, attended the race and was delighted to have made the link with Nottingham’s Racing Rev: “We’re here today to cheer Simon on,” said Colin, “and we hope that by supporting his racing activities we will be able to increase awareness of MMQ magazine.” Simon’s next race is also at Silverstone on June 19 in the PowerNights series.
Girls kick tournament into touch! I know who I Kan thank... A GIRLS’ football team from a Western Isles school missed out playing in a national tournament because it was staged on a Sunday. The squad from the village of Back qualified for the Coca Cola Sevens finals at Heart of Midlothian’s stadium last month. But a number of parents withdrew their children, citing their Christian beliefs. Their MSP, Alasdair Allan, has raised
the matter in the Scottish Parliament after asking organisers to be flexible. In a motion to the parliament, Mr Allan said previous competitions had not been staged on a Sunday. He said sports should be open to all, regardless of race or religion. The Nationalist MSP, wrote to the organisers, called on them to “to avert a situation in which a team in the final would be disqualified simply because of the religious traditions”.
PORTSMOU T H’S sta r st r i ker Nwankwo Kanu celebrated Pompey’s FA Cup – and promptly thanked God for helping him net the only goal of the game. He told reporters: “I have to thank God – God made it possible for me to score. This is the best moment of my life. I started the game and I won the cup for Portsmouth. I have felt nothing like this.” Kanu’s goal against
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Cardiff helped Pompey secure the FA Cup for only the second time. The first time they lifted the trophy was in 1939. In response to criticism about his age, the 31-year-old replied: “You shouldn’t put Kanu down because I have the talent. That is what God gave me. I keep on going.” The Nige r ia n ofte n ta l k s about his Christian faith.
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SOME DIVE-INE INTERVENTION! MAKING A SPLASH... Kirsty Balfour in action
OLYMPIC swimmer Kirsty Balfour will be hoping to walk on water as she takes part in the international games this August. And the 24-year-old from Scotland shouldn’t fear – she has God on her side. The star says she prays before each race, asking God for his favour and protection. After a recent trial performance, she mentally recited Matthew 22:37: “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.” “I do pray before races,” Kirsty said. “I just commit the race over to God and thank him for the opportunity of representing him and my country, and for knowing that the result is not the be-all and end-all. “At the end of the day I just have that sort of peace, knowing God is in charge of my future and he’s watching over me. It brings a lot of comfort and it helps with the nerves. “I suppose a lot of athletes are defined by their results, but I find that, being a Christian, my results are just a part of what I do; they don’t make me who I am. Just being able to realise that, and being able to look at things from a different
striker put boot into former life
FOOTBALLER and committed Christian Bruce Dyer says the transformation in his brother’s life forced him to turn to God. The former Crystal Palace, Watford and Barnsley star was enjoying a life of fame and fortune when his brother was sent to prison and converted to Christianity. Bruce, a former England under-21 international, said: “I’d dreamed about a lot of things and had achieved them but just wasn’t happy. I had a house, car and money in the bank and thought that would make me happy.” After speaking to his brother, who became a born-again Christian in jail, Bruce saw a dramatic transformation. He explained: “When he came out the transformation was unbelievable. I was talking to my brother and saw that Jesus was real. “I wasn’t in a church or anything, but I just sat in my bed and repented of my sin and said sorry to the Lord. I asked him to help me to live the right way. It was weird and strange. “I tried to battle issues with women and p a r t y i n g fo r y e a r s but could never overcome them in my own strength. As soon as I asked the Lord Jesus Christ into my life everything changed. “The Bible says anyone who is in Christ is a new creation. I remember going into the CHANGED... Bruce Dyer changing room at Crystal Palace and saying to the lads that I’d become a born-again Christian. They looked at me like I’d gone crazy.” A couple of months later, Bruce got a move to Barnsley, and was able to turn his back on his wild London lifestyle and settle in the more peaceful Yorkshire region. He soon became the club’s most popular striker, and off the field, became an evangelist in the dressing room. He was known at Barnsley for lifting his hands to God after scoring, and for gathering the team in a pre-match prayer huddle before every game. The devout Christian says he prays to God about “everything”, so sees no reason why God wouldn’t help him out on the football field. “The Bible says in all your ways acknowledge God. I ask him for strength, for health and for my family, I literally pray about everything. True success in life is being a Christian and fulfilling God’s plan, not about winning a football match. “True success for me is letting my light shine before all men and being a disciple of God. I want my success to glorify to God.”
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