Compass Direct is highlighting a good news story from Vietnam, concerning Attorney Le Thi Cong Nhan who was imprisoned as a prisoner of conscience for wanting democratic freedoms in Vietnam.
Cong Nhan is still serving a three year term under house arrest, but says that she isn't going to stop fighting for democratic freedom in Vietnam.
Cong Nhan became a Christian before she was arrested and imprisoned and shares that she read the whole bible while in prison. Here's a short excerpt from the article.
“In prison the Lord became my
closest friend, my teacher, and the one who carried my burdens with me,”
she said. “When I was released from prison, I received many words of
praise and of love and respect – I became a bit worried about this, as I
do not consider myself worthy of such. I believe I must live an even
better and more worthy life.”
Her prison experience has
confirmed her calling and faith, she said.
“As a direct result
of my prison experience, I am more convinced than ever that the path
that I have chosen is the right one,” Cong Nhan said. “Before prison I
was just like a thin arrow, but now I have become a strong fort.”
Do you think you'd have this type of faith outcome if you were imprisoned for standing up for freedom? Please share. Please also remember to keep Le Thi Cong Nhan in prayer. Thank you.
Well said Betsy. Thank you for your comment. :)
Posted by: Stacy Harp | March 31, 2010 at 02:54 PM
After reading what the martyrs go through in prison, it seems simplistic to say "Yes, I am strong enough in my faith to weather anything." What if, like Tom White related in God's Missiles Over Cuba, you heard children screaming in the next cell, being beaten in order to make you talk? These are things we don't think about ocurring when we quickly answer.
Yet, like Pastor Wurmbrand and Tom White discovered, when intimacy with the Lord is daily maintained and one does not rely on one self but rather on the supernatural strength which He provides, there is an assurance that we can have victory in the darkest of hell-holes because He will never leave us nor forsake us. We have only to keep our eyes on Him and though we may not understand the reasons for the suffering all about us, we can trust Him.
As so many of God's children have discovered, when and if such a time should come, we will find abundant grace for the moment.
Posted by: Betsy | March 30, 2010 at 06:14 PM