Prisoners of Hope

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    • For hope to be real, there has to be a prison. And we, in the prison. Hope is tied not to how we see the world, but to the faith we have in how the world actually is and will be.

    We hope that light will, someday, triumph over darkness, that love will gain victory over hatred, that compassion will gain over apathy. Hope is not a choice. Hope is not optics. Hope is not mere politics. We are wrapped up in hope.

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    Caught up in hope. We hope in the moral goodness of the universe. We hope in the goodness of God. We hope in the victory of good over evil. We hope, even if we may not get to see the triumph. Hope, real hope, not cheap optimism, mingles with suffering. Hope, real hope, has nothing Pollyannaish about it.

    Hope recognizes the chains around our feet, hope yearns for liberation in the very midst of the prison. Hope sees the rays of light in the depth of the dark night. Fortress is not a zip code. Subsequently, the Taliban arrested Curry, Mercer, six other foreign aid workers, and 16 Afghan SNI members on accusations of proselytizing and converting to another religion respectively.

    They recounted that Afghan inmates at the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice 's prison were regularly and severely beaten for small infractions. All of the women contracted intestinal worms, and Curry struggled with asthma.

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    The Taliban charged Curry and Mercer with evangelizing Muslims and frequently interrogated them. The two were informed that they could potentially be executed if the case went to trial. Both state that they leaned on their faith as a reprieve from their emotional anguish throughout the ordeal and wrote several praise songs. In it, she said, in part, "It is so good to hear that so many people are praying.

    I hope they are praying for this country along with us. The night before their rescue, they had been forced to sleep in a steel container while being transferred to another prison, and, according to Georg Taubmann, a German captive, it was "terribly cold We had no blankets.

    We were freezing the whole night through. A year after their rescue, Heather Mercer stated, "I would do it all over again because I know the tremendous good that has come out of the situation. Not just for us but for many of the Afghan people. I wish every American could know an Afghan in their lifetime. They are some of the most hospitable, resourceful, kind people I have ever met.

    For all they have suffered, they are a people that have overcome. I think some of the greatest lessons I have learn, even in the short time I was in Afghanistan, have come from poor Afghan people. You have nothing, but give everything. They find ways to overcome even the most tremendous obstacles. Of the experience, they stated, "It was really privilege and honor to see the president, to be able to visit the Oval Office, and then to be able to stand with him out in the rose garden.

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    Heather Mercer and Dana Curry decided to go to help people who needed help. Their faith led them to Afghanistan. One woman who knows them best put it this way: They had a calling to serve the poorest of the poor, and Afghanistan is where that calling took them.

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    And Heather and Dana's faith in God sustained them throughout their ordeal. It's a wonderful story about prayer, about a faith that can sustain people in good times and in bad times. Their faith was a source of hope that kept them from becoming discouraged. Even today I am telling you: In return I will repay you double.

    NET Bible Return to the stronghold, you prisoners, with hope; today I declare that I will return double what was taken from you.

    New Heart English Bible Turn to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope. Even today I declare that I will restore double to you. Today I tell you that I will return to you double [blessings]. New American Standard Return to the stronghold, O prisoners who have the hope; This very day I am declaring that I will restore double to you. Jubilee Bible Return to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope; even today I declare that I will render double unto thee; King James Bible Turn you to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope: Brenton Septuagint Translation Ye shall dwell in strongholds, ye prisoners of the congregation: Douay-Rheims Bible Return to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope, I will render thee double at, I declare to day.

    Darby Bible Translation Turn again to the stronghold, prisoners of hope!