REMEMBERING MARTYRS: On this day in 2002, Martin Burnham was killed in a firefight between the Philippine Army and the Islamist group that had kidnapped Martin and his wife, Gracia. The Burnhams and others were kidnapped and forced to travel through the treacherous jungles of the Philippines for months. Martin and Gracia, though enduring much suffering, gave thanks to God for the opportunity to share the gospel with the guerrilla fighters.
- Voice of the Martyrs
If you ask Gracia about life these days, she will say, “the Lord’s mercies are new every morning. Great is His faithfulness.”