Apr 5, 2019
Have you ever been in terrifying fear for your life? This
episode of the dHarmic Evolution podcast is James’ song “Eritrean
Eyes”, inspired by a friend of James’. For the purposes of this
episode, James will refer to his friend as Martha.
James gives a brief background on the country of Eritrea, located
in the Horn of Africa between Sudan and Ethiopia and bordering the
Red Sea. From the 1980s until 2000, Eritrea was at war or at the
brink of war with Ethiopia, and times for Martha and her family
were quite rough. One day, her father didn’t return home and it was
presumed that he had been recruited to join the military, which was
very common during those years. Another time, her uncle was rushing
home to beat the curfew and when he was right outside their door,
he was shot dead.
The glimmer of hope for Martha’s family, however, was that her
grandmother was a wealthy businesswoman who had saved up the money
necessary to smuggle their whole family out of the country under
the cover of darkness. This excursion started with the family being
smuggled under an onion truck and walking through deep sand and
ended safely in the United States. Many years later, Martha was
finally able to see her father again, which was an answer to her
prayers.
Martha has since built a life in the US, loving freedom, Jesus,
working hard, and being a dedicated mother. When James met Martha,
his eyes were opened to her upbringing and culture as well as the
prevalence of the persecution of Christians around the world.
Additionally, the border between Eritrea and Ethiopia recently
opened, and the people on both sides of the border have been
pleasantly surprised by the positive impacts of this simple act of
peace.
Links:
You can find BBC article James mentioned here
You can find information about Eritrea
here
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