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Martyrdom in the Context of World Evangelization

“Do you consider the two Korean missionaries who were killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan to be martyrs?” a colleague pointedly asked me after the incident took place. After a thoughtful moment I responded, “Yes I do.” Regardless of opinions concerning the circumstances leading up to, during and after the kidnapping of this short-term team, the two who were savagely killed can rightfully be considered martyrs of the Christian faith.

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