Radio Helped Survive Kidnap

Radio Broadcasts Helped Gracia Burnham Survive Kidnapping Ordeal
Source: Trans World Radio

Imagine being held hostage for more than a year, never knowing if you would make it home again.

For Gracia Burnham and her late husband, Martin, this nightmare became a reality.

The Burnhams were missionaries with New Tribes Mission in the Philippines for 17 years. In 2001 they were kidnapped by separatist terrorists in the southern Philippines and held captive.

During a rescue operation by the Philippine army on June 7, 2002, Martin was killed and Gracia was wounded. Gracia has since returned to the U.S. where she was reunited with her three children.

She has written two books about her experiences, In the Presence of My Enemies and To Fly Again: Surviving the Tailspins of Life.

Despite enduring pain and unbearable suffering at the hands of their captors, Gracia recalls how Christian radio broadcasts brought a beam of hope in the darkness of their jungle prison.

To view a video about her experience, visit Trans World Radio’s website

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