Encouraging Story for a Wednesday Morning—A man’s life can be changed with forgiveness

Posted by Kendall Harmon

When Stakwell Yurenimo, a Samburu in northern Kenya, did well on his eighthgrade exams, the Kenyan government informed him that he had qualified to go to a high school that they would choose. They also chose his roommate, a young man named Paul, who was a member of the enemy tribe, the Turkana. Stakwell determined in his mind that there was no way he would room with a Turkana. In fact, part of his culture demanded that in order to be respected as a man, he needed to kill a Turkana....

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Posted September 5, 2012 at 5:30 am [Printer Friendly] [Print w/ comments]



1. Northwest Bob wrote:

What a witness!  Praise the Lord!

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