Persecuted Church

Déborah, a young Christian woman and member of a local church, was kidnapped by the ISIS-affiliated group Alliance Democratic Forces (ADF) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The ISIS militants demanded that she renounce her faith in Jesus Christ. When she refused, they said: “Then you will suffer before we kill you.” She reportedly sang praises to God as they raped, stabbed, and mutilated her, leaving her for dead. Villagers found . . .