The Archbishop Who Would Not Be Silent
On February 16, 1977, Anglican Archbishop Janani Luwum walked into Ugandan President Idi Amin's conference hall in Kampala, knowing he might not walk out. For...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Isaiah 50:4-9a.
On February 16, 1977, Anglican Archbishop Janani Luwum walked into Ugandan President Idi Amin's conference hall in Kampala, knowing he might not walk out. For months, Amin's soldiers had terrorized civilians with raids, disappearances, and mass killings. Luwum had spent his mornings in prayer, listening for the voice of the Lord, searching for words that could sustain a weary and terrified nation.…
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