Gracia Burnham: 'I Speak My Mind'
The former hostage talks openly about what she learned about God, her Muslim captors, and herself during her captivity.
An exclusive interview with Gracia Burnham | posted 5/01/2003 12:00AM
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I think I saw my heart for what it is, the selfishness of my heart and always wanting my own way. I'd like to think that my heart has changed a bit. A lot of my self-will and my drive and always having to be right—I think that's what changed.
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Did Martin Die Needlessly? | Gracia Burnham believes her husband would be alive today if someone had paid the proper ransom—but mission agencies wonder how many other missionaries would have been kidnapped as a result.
Christian History Corner: The Day the Ransoming Began | A gripping new book details the first American missionary hostage crisis, over 100 years ago.
Dogging the Story | Christian media can play a special role in cases like the kidnapping of the Burnhams.
In the Presence of My Enemies is available at Christianbook.com.
Previous articles on the Burnhams' captivity are available at our Martin and Gracia Burnham: CT's Full Coverage page.
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