{"id":33189,"date":"2019-02-19T11:05:48","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T11:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=33189"},"modified":"2019-02-19T11:05:48","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T11:05:48","slug":"leah-sharibu-one-year-in-captivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2019\/02\/19\/leah-sharibu-one-year-in-captivity\/","title":{"rendered":"LEAH SHARIBU: ONE YEAR IN CAPTIVITY"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-32237\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Leah-Sharibu-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Leah-Sharibu-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Leah-Sharibu-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Leah-Sharibu-1024x633.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Leah-Sharibu-600x371.jpg 600w, https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Leah-Sharibu-580x359.jpg 580w, https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Leah-Sharibu-860x532.jpg 860w, https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Leah-Sharibu.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Today, 19th February 2019 marks exactly one year since the abduction of 15-year old Leah Sharibu, one of the school girls taken hostage by Boko Haram Terrorists from Dapchi in Maiduguri, North East Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking with Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Reverend Gideon Para-Mallam who is the family guardian and spokesman of the Sharibu family said of the current situation:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI have just finished speaking with Leah\u2019s Parents, Nathan and Rebecca Sharibu. And then prayed with both of them. The parents are strong in Christ but one could feel the pain in their heart. My own heart is heavy too. I told them the efforts of all Christians worldwide including Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) .They personally asked me to thank all who are standing with them, both local and international.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also speaking, Leah\u2019s Father, Nathan Sharibu sighed, \u201cWe will not give up. We are strong in Christ\u201d and agreeing with him, her mother Rebecca Sharibu added, \u201cGod is able to keep us and bring Leah back, so to give up is not an option\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reverend Para-Mallam described Leah as the heroine of the Christian faith in the 21st Century, an icon of the Christian faith for the younger generation and\u00a0 a symbol of faith resilience emerging from North Eastern Nigeria- a people who have suffered persecution for so long.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cGod is making a powerful statement through the captivity and courage of Leah Sharibu. Christianity can never be destroyed by Boko Haram or any force on earth: spiritual or physical &#8211; temporal or long-term\u201d, the evangelical pastor said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe God of justice reigns\u201d, he emphasized, \u201c Boko Haram will not escape God\u2019s divine justice and intervention on Leah\u2019s behalf and others in captivity\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rev. Para-Mallam prayed for the release of not only Leah but through her, other several unknown captives &#8211; Muslims and Christians alike \u2013 who are being held captive by the deadly terrorist group, Boko Haram.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cMy appeal and question to Boko Haram is &#8211; Where is your humanity? Imagine if Leah were your daughter, would you like what you are doing to her? Against her will and consent? God never forces any one to convert!\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, 19th February 2019 marks exactly one year since the abduction of 15-year old Leah Sharibu, one of the school girls taken hostage by Boko Haram Terrorists from Dapchi in Maiduguri, North East Nigeria. 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