Legacy Reclaimed
We heard a moving story of a young lady named "Mary" who lives in a city in North Africa near where Perpetua and her fellow Christians were martyred 1900 years ago. During our work on The Heritage Project, we captured true stories of Christians in North Africa like Perpetua. We used Perpetua’s own diary, which she wrote while in prison, as our source material.
Mary had no idea about her local Christian legacy in Tunisia. She was excited to know that she is not the first single woman making her way in this part of the world to accept the radicalness of faith in Jesus Christ. Mary dreams of being able to find a Christian to marry, but her family doesn't know she is a Christian.
She is afraid that when she announces her faith publicly, they will rush her into marriage with a Muslim which is not an uncommon occurrence. The stories of the martyrs encouraged her, and she is eager to see the entire series of The Heritage stories in her own language -. lost stories of her heritage and people from her land. We are eager to get them to her.
God’s Word for Today:
“And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.” Luke 15: 5-7
Pray with us:
Pray for secret believers in hard places to know when they should make their testimony public.
Pray for IMM to find presenters in regional dialects who are bold enough to go on camera.
Pray for your faith to be filled with wonder as you look at it fresh.
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