Being willing to serve and love people – especially those who may disagree or dislike you – remains a dangerous proposition. An American aid worker in Afghanistan was abducted last Saturday. Please pray for the quick and safe release of Cyd Mizell and her Afghan driver, Abdul Hadi.
Remarkably, Afghan women showed a rare display of courage by protesting the kidnapping.
“The demonstration by so many Afghan women in the conservative southern province of Kandahar was a rare display of women’s wishes. The 90-minute meeting was filled with prayers and speeches calling on government leaders to act.
Rona Tareen, director of the Kandahar Women’s Association, urged Mizell’s captives to free her immediately, saying she had helped Kandahar’s women with small business projects.”
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