Arrested again

Meriam Ibrahim (see yesterday's post) was freed when the court overturned her sentence of death.  But she was again arrested and the charge has been changed to having improper travel documents.  One wonders whether the government of Sudan was simply determined to punish her and had to go at the goal from another direction after the appeal succeeded in freeing her.

photo: theguardian.co.uk

Persecution is a very old story.  Here is an article that compares Meriam's terrifying situation with that of two young African Christian mothers martyred in the third century.

Please pray for Meriam and her family.

Update :  Her brother was behind the the government's claims against her.  But "international outrage" has helped Meriam's plight.  She, her American husband and her children have all taken refuge at the U.S. embassy in Khartoum - hopefully in safety at last.