In the day’s of the Roman persecution, one of the worst things that could happen to a Christian was to be sent to the mines of New Midea in Africa. There the prisoners were brutally whipped, marched through rocky valleys, burned by the sun, branded on their brow with a hot iron, chained so that they were unable to stand erect, sent into the dark mines to work interminable hours — endure indescribable suffering. When the mines were eventually opened up to visitors, it was discovered that those Christians had etched little words and slogans on the walls of the caves in which they were working — little words of hope! Of all the many words that were discovered, two…
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