Heroes In Our Time:Freed Korean Hostages Speak

I saw this a couple of nights ago on Al Jazeera TV. It's often been said that heroes are "ordinary people who do extraordinary things" and this interview really is like that. The two freed Korean hostages, Kim Kyung-ja and Kim Ji-na, sitting on a bed in a South Korean military hospital, in their pyjamas, speak about how they felt when released by the taliban, and also of their friend who volunteered to remain behind so that some-one else, one of them, could be set free. Watching as these women tell part of their story, which is in two different segments in this piece, I realised that this is also a story that is part of my community and faith culture. Our stories, including the difficult ones, are part of what binds us together. It is very moving to hear these women talk of the kind of work they were doing in Afghanistan, with the sick and with children, and to see their resilience and vulnerability. These are the heroes of our time. There are nineteen of them still hostage, as we keep them in our thoughts and prayers. Hat tip to Stacy Harp. This is just three and half minutes long, but says so much:



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