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The Martyr Who Converted in the Face of ISIS

By Rod Anderson, CP Cartoonist
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Most of us are familiar with the story of the 21 Coptic Christians from Egypt who held fast to their faith and were beheaded by ISIS in February 2015. But did you know that only 20 of them were actually Copts from Egypt? Did you know that one of the martyrs was from Chad, and he had not been a Christian prior to the day of his beheading?

Although this story was previously reported, I had not heard it before this week. But at this week's World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians hosted by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, which I had the privilege of attending, a Coptic leader shared the account. It is a remarkable story and yet another tribute to the faith of these martyred Copts.

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/the-man-who-was-beheaded-the-day-he-became-a-believer-183399/#7pVcGEWmbX21RLA6.99

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