This is still cracking me up! I was once given some water with lemon slices inside it at a Japanese restaurant in San Francisco, and almost drank it. They quickly explained to me that it was for washing my hands. I was so embarrassed. 😂😂😂
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Meet Matthew Ayariga, the Ghanaian Christian migrant worker who was martyred alongside 20 Egyptian Copts by ISIS in Libya on February 15, 2015. He was part of a group of construction workers kidnapped in Sirte, Libya, and behéaded on camera in a brutàl display of violence.
What’s remarkable about Matthew’s story is that he wasn’t an Egyptian Copt like the others, but a Black African from Ghana who had been working with them. When questioned by his captors about his faith, Matthew reportedly said, “Their God is my God,” demonstrating his solidarity with his Coptic colleagues and his own commitment to Christianity.
This act of bravery and devotion has led to his recognition as a martyr by both the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church.