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Christina Kadzamira, a native of the African nation of Malawi, and minister Buddy Bell pray for kidnapped girls in Nigeria during a vigil at the Landmark Church of Christ in Alabama.
In Africa, in America, ‘bring back our girls’
ABDUCTIONS IN NIGERIA send Christians to their knees, offering prayers for victims of human trafficking worldwide
BY ERIK TRYGGESTAD | THE CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE
Afangideh
the Quran in a video released by their
captors, Boko Haram.
In another video, the terrorists’ leader
proclaims, “I abducted your girls. I will
FAITH FIGHTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING
11 GIRLS FROM CHURCHES OF CHRIST AMONG ABDUCTED
FORMER MODERN-DAY SLAVE SHARES HER STORY...........
CHURCHES BATTLE HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THE U.S........
EDITORIAL: DOING'SOMETHING'ISN'T ENOUGH.................
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A video released by Boko Haram shows
kidnapped Nigerian girls in Muslim chadors,
praying in an undisclosed rural location.
Christ in Montgomery who organized
the prayer vigil. Education “would
i empower them to make
a difference in their
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Instead, the girls
m abducted from their
J boarding school in
Chibok, Nigeria, sit in
Muslim chador cloaks,
reciting verses from
aughters of Africa knelt in the
sanctuary of an Alabama church
I Jp on a gray Friday evening, plead-
ing in prayer for the release of
more than 200 girls, stolen in the night.
Alongside their American sisters and
brothers, they petitioned God for an end
to tyranny and oppression worldwide,
for an end to the poverty, mistrust,
greed and hate that drive people to treat
the powerless around them as property.
“All these girls are guilty of is desiring
education,” said Uduak Afangideh, a
member of the Landmark Church of
sell them in the market, by Allah.”
“Kidnapping” doesn’t describe this
unconscionable act, said Afangideh, a
native of Nigeria and science professor
at Faulkner University. “This is enslave-
ment and human trafficking. American
Christians should let it be known that
this is not acceptable.”
It happens in America — not just Africa
See BRING BACK, Page 16
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Tryggestad, Erik. The Christian Chronicle (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 71, No. 7, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 1, 2014, newspaper, July 1, 2014; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1509342/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.