09/06/2024
This is great news!!! 13 Missionaries from a Texas missionary organization, along with a 100+ others have been freed! They were being held prisoners in Nicaragua.
The organization said they have suffered greatly, and through tears are grateful 🥲 that God answered their prayers.
What’s precious about this story is you can hear the mindset and heart ❤️ of a missionary when they said …”The Kingdom is advancing…” PRAISE JESUS!!!
As believers our belief, hope & purpose in life is to “CROWD HEAVEN” for others to live throughout eternity with Jesus!!!Amen?
“These pastors and attorneys have suffered greatly for the sake of the Gospel, but it has not been in vain. The Kingdom of God is advancing because of their persecution. Today, we cry tears of joy because our brothers and sisters are free!”
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Article:
Mountain Gateway mission staff among Nicaraguan prisoners freed
By Josh Schumacher
The Nicaraguan government on Thursday released the 135 prisoners into Guatemala as part of a deal between the two countries and the United States, the U.S. State Department said. In a joint statement Thursday, Guatemala and the United States said the Nicaraguan government unjustly detained the prisoners. In a separate statement, the U.S. State Department accused Nicaragua of baselessly arresting people to stifle dissent against President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo.
Who are these 135 former prisoners? They include human rights workers, Catholic laypeople, and 13 individuals affiliated with Mountain Gateway, a Texas-based Christian missionary organization, the State Department said.
What did Mountain Gateway say about its people being freed? In a statement to WORLD, the mission said the release was what they had prayed for and believed God would provide.
“These pastors and attorneys have suffered greatly for the sake of the Gospel, but it has not been in vain. The Kingdom of God is advancing because of their persecution. Today, we cry tears of joy because our brothers and sisters are free!” Mountain Gateway founder Jon Britton Hancock said in the statement. The mission said it planned to help individuals adjust to life outside prison and rejoin their families.