It’s Friday, August 23rd, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com)
By Adam McManus
Three Pakistani Christian girls held ransom by Muslim employer
Three girls illegally detained by their employers were forced to testify that they had converted to Islam and wished to return to their captors, but thankfully a judge in Pakistan returned them to their Christian parents, reports Morning Star News.
On August 15th, Justice Shakil Ahmed of the Lahore High allowed the sisters, ages 9, 13, and 16, to retract their forced claims and gave custody of them back to their parents, Naveed and Mina Masih, both of whom are brick kiln workers.
The couple had sent their daughters to a Muslim woman, Haleema Bibi, in September 2023 for placement as domestic workers, but soon Bibi told them that their employers were demanding $1,077 as a “security deposit” to return their oldest daughter.
The oldest daughter, Hina, said that her Muslim employer, Madiha Sameer, had told her that converting to Islam was the only way to save herself from her family. She said, “He would send me to Dubai as a sex worker or could even sell my body organs for money.”
According to Open Doors, Pakistan is the seventh most difficult country worldwide in which to be a Christian.
Praise God for this family’s reunification.
2,000 march for Jesus in Prague
On Saturday, August 3, Salvation Crew, in collaboration with the Norwegian missionary movement Jesus Revolution and Reach the World, organized the second Jesus March in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic.
The event was a follow-up to a similar gathering in November 2023, which was then attended by 1,000 people. This year, participation doubled to 2,000 people, reports Evangelical Focus.
From the stage, Christian song and dance was interspersed with young people who offered colorful testimonies about how they repented of their sins and trusted Jesus Christ for His forgiveness.
Hillary Clinton claimed Kamala protected children, but is pro-abortion
This past Monday night, at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Hillary Clinton, who lost the presidential election to Donald Trump in 2016, claimed that Kamala Harris was a champion of the children.
CLINTON: “Kamala has the character, experience and vision to lead us forward. I know her heart and her integrity.
“We both got our start as young lawyers helping children who were abused and neglected. Those kids stay with you. Kamala carries with her the hopes of every child she protected, every family she helped, every community she served.”
After claiming that Kamala Harris protected children, Hillary, like most Democrats, then ironically justified Kamala’s advocacy of killing children in the womb. Listen to the disturbingly long and loud roar of approval by the delegates at the Democratic National Convention in favor of child-killing.
CLINTON: “So, as president, she will always have our backs. She will restore abortion rights nationwide. (cheers and applause) With faith in each other and love in our hearts, let’s send Kamala Harris and Tim Walz to the White House.”
Exodus 20:13 says, “You shall not murder.”
Trump unveils tough new penalties for illegal criminals on Arizona border
While the Democrats were gathered in Chicago, Donald Trump went to Sierra Vista, Arizona, along our southern border, to draw a visual contrast between his approach to securing the border and that of his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, reports The Associated Press.
Paul Perez, the president of the Border Patrol union, said, “To my right is what we call the Trump wall. This was the wall that was built under President Trump. To my left, we have what we call the Kamala wall. It’s just sitting there doing nothing, lying down.”
Joining Trump on his Thursday border visit were the mothers of children who were killed by illegal immigrants allowed entrance across the border by the Biden-Harris administration during Kamala Harris’ reign as the Border Czar.
Former President Trump unveiled some tough new policies.
TRUMP: “We will impose tough new sentences on illegal alien criminals. These include 10-year mandatory minimum sentences for anyone guilty of human smuggling, a guaranteed life sentence for anyone guilty of child trafficking, and a death penalty for anyone guilty of child or woman sex trafficking.
“We will liberate our country from the illegal alien drug dealers, robbers, murderers, gang members, and child predators. We will make America safe again for our citizens.”
Young father wins custody of son after ex-wife raised him ‘nonbinary’
A dad recently won full custody of his 4-year-old son after a legal battle with his ex-wife who wanted to raise their boy as “nonbinary,” reports LifeSiteNews.com.
Harrison Tinsley now has full custody of his son Sawyer after a “4 1/2-year” battle that has been going on since the boy was born.
The boy’s mother used “they/them” pronouns for Sawyer as well as dressing him like a girl, as previously reported by The Daily Signal.
The father said, “Definitely my faith, Christianity,” but also “family, friends” and a “deep feeling in my soul that I have to do this no matter what pain I go through.”
That pain included court battles, a visit from Child Protective Services, raising money for legal fees, and dealing with an ex with mental health problems and substance abuse issues.
18-year-old guides 16 hikers on wildfire evacuation route
And finally, out from the ash and flames of the wildfires that scorched Canada’s Jasper National Park comes the story of a heroic 18-year-old who saved over 16 people, reports GoodNewsNetwork.org.
Working as a volunteer firefighter and kitchen aide at a lodge, Colleen Knull received an evacuation order on a Monday in late July. Stepping outside she saw smoke rising up the mountainsides, and knew that there were people still camping in the area.
KNULL: “I like to be able to help people. I like the fact that what I do in my work does good.”
Alerting everyone at the lodge, she went out to gather the campers until 16 people were ready to evacuate. Darkness was falling, and getting out of the area meant a 4-hour hike across treacherous terrain.
KNULL: “The smoke was coming up from the mountainside. It was big.”
Rebecca Tocher, one of those rescued, described the environment.
TOCHER: “My eyes were burning. There was ash falling constantly.”
Another hiker added this.
HIKER: “The sky was bright red. It wasn’t black. It was red when you looked up.”
Knull used her knowledge of the area and tracking skills to help navigate the 16 people down the trail.
Tocher added, “She was an amazing leader and was just making sure that everyone was working together.”
Incredibly, all 16 hikers made it out ahead of the fires and successfully evacuated in the back of Knull’s pickup truck.
KNULL: “I do it because, at the end of the day, I know I’d want to go home, and I’d want to have somebody there to help.”
John 15:13 says, “ Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” Or, in this case, for strangers.
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