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The "Nightingale" Survivor Sings of Her Persecution in Eritrea
by Teresa Neumann : Oct 23, 2009 : Staff - Inspire Magazine

"Sometimes I cannot believe that this is my life: these four metal walls, all of us corralled like cattle, the pain, the hunger, the fear. All because of my belief in a God Who is risen, Who charges me to share my faith with those who do not yet know Him, and Who I am forbidden to worship."

Helen Berhane(Eritrea, Africa)—Few Christians brutally tortured for their faith live to tell their story. Helen Berhane, imprisoned in a steel shipping container in Eritrea for two years, is one of them. (Photo: Inspire Magazine)

Launched by Release International, Berhane has written of her torture and captivity in a book entitled, Song of the Nightingale.

In it, she writes: "Sometimes I cannot believe that this is my life: these four metal walls, all of us corralled like cattle, the pain, the hunger, the fear. All because of my belief in a God Who is risen, Who charges me to share my faith with those who do not yet know Him, and Who I am forbidden to worship. I think back to a question I have been asked many times over my months in prison: 'Is your faith worth this, Helen?'"

"And as I take a deep breath of the sour air...I whisper the answer, 'Yes.'"
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