Thursday, July 31, 2014

Meriam heads for new life in America

Truly good news.  At least one Christian and her family are safely out of the hell known as Sudan.  Now if only oput great and illustrious President Obama would make her a rallying point to save all the other Christians throughout the Muslim world to bring them to America and the EU.

FROM DAILYMAIL.CO.UK:
Meriam heads for new life in America: Mother put on death row in Sudan for marrying a Christian leaves Rome for Philadelphia with the Pope's blessing

    Meriam Ibrahim was imprisoned after refusing to renounce her Christian faith
    The mother-of-two was accompanied by her husband Daniel - a U.S. citizen
    The family of four are planning to start afresh in America in Manchester
    Baby Maya was born while her mother as shackled in prison
    Pope Francis blessed Meriam and her daughter during their stay in Italy

By Hannah Roberts

Published: 08:08 EST, 31 July 2014 | Updated: 09:42 EST, 31 July 2014

The Christian mother who was put on death row in Sudan for refusing to convert to Islam is finally on her way to a new life in the United States.

Meriam Ibrahim, who was imprisoned for apostasy after refusing to renounce her Christian faith, left Rome this morning on a flight bound for Philadelphia, according to the campaigner who secured her release.

The mother-of-two, accompanied by husband Daniel, a U.S. citizen, and children Martin and Maya will then change planes to fly to New Hampshire, according to Antonella Napoli, director of Italians for Darfur.

The family of four are planning to start afresh in America in Manchester, the hometown of Daniel’s brother, Gabriel Wani.

They spent the previous week in Rome after being spirited out of Sudan in the dead of night on an Italian state aircraft.

Meriam and baby Maya, who was born while her mother as shackled in prison, were blessed by Pope Francis who thanked her for her courage and praised her ‘courageous witness to faith’.

The brave mother said she was a little anxious about the new start.

Daniel, a trained chemist, lost his job while in Sudan supporting his wife through her ordeal in prison so they will be reliant on their extended family, at least at first. 

Article continues HERE.