Remnants Of Christian Culture

Did you see the story of the young boy terribly burned by masked men in Iraq several months ago? The CNN crew covering the story arranged to have him receive treatment here in the U.S. Here, his mom's testimony. It breaks your heart --not just what happened to her son, but to see a culture where hatred is the expected. First she couldn't believe that Americans would want to help her son, and then she's astonished by her treatment here:

The thing that surprised me the most was the people. I mean, there are American soldiers in Iraq that are being killed by Iraqis. And we look Iraqi. I would have expected people here to hate us, but we have seen nothing but kindness.

Even in the supermarket, one of the workers saw Youssif and gave him $5. He's a worker; he probably needs the money, but twice he gave Youssif $5. We have such support here. People stop us in the street, and they just want to pray for us. Once a couple on a bicycle stopped us and said, "Were you on CNN?" We said, "Yes." And they gestured that they would pray for us.

Christianity: there's no revenge. Curtsy: St. Joseph's Vanguard.