>> today on "christian world news" captivity, tragedy and redemption grasia remembers her husband and the terrorists that kidnapped them. >> violating freedom of speech, particularly for people of faith. >> plus missions in the modern day, how the new technology is reaching people in north carolin carolina. >> welcome to this week's edition of "christian world

news" i am george thomas. >> i am wendy griffith. in 2002, people watched martin and gracia's kidnapping and martin's death. gracia is using it to help set them free. >> a radical muslim group known for beheading victims if ran somes were not paid on time. the couple had been celebrating their 18th wedding anniversary when terrorist kidnapped them and more than a dozen others. >> right now we are passing by the island where they first brought the burnhams.

they spent a year in the jungle and they asked god for everything. >> i asked god for a drink of water. it didn't matter it was dirty, i drank it. god provided it for us. >> what do you remember most? we hadn't eaten for, i think our 10th day. i didn't know you could live 10 days without food. we had salt and water. we would eat little leaves. i told martin i don't know how much longer i can do this. i always said that. he said gracia, i think we are

going to get out of here, i don't know when. >> at noon, june 7th, 2002, shots rang out as the philippine military attempted to rescue them. >> i immediately was shot in the leg. i slid down the hill and came to rest beside martin. he was bleeding from his chest. they saw i was alive and came and started dragging me up the hill. i looked back at martin and he was white. that is when i knew he was dead. they bandaged me up at the top of the hill, called a helicopter and came and lifted me right out of there. >> before their year in captivity, martin was a busy pilot for new tribes mission

while gracia supported him and raised their three children. many of the locals in mindanao have fond memories. >> she taught me how to make pizza. we would do different toppings. gracia, i still love to make pizza. it is because of you. >> best pilot i had ever seen. >> martin flew dr. ala core to different regions. >> i said lord why them? i then say why not them? i think the people have seen what christians ought to be. >> they took so much from you, how do you find forgiveness?

god came and did something, i asked them, would you help me start to love these guys? he did it. >> today, several members have come to know the lord because she chose to forgive and began martin and grasia bernham foundation. >> some of them got a hold of the things we printed and god used it and so far four of them have come to know the lord. >> gracia wrote to fly again. it resonates with everyone. >> i want to hug me and say we prayed for you. i never get tired of hearing

that. today her youngest son zach studies music at the same school where they met and married. oldest son jeff is a pilot. and their daughter married a missionary just like gracia. >> i am a grandma. the rest of what happens is icing on the cake. >> she is learning to fly again. >> it would be awful if i had gone through this horrible thing and came out on the other end thinking i had anything to do with it. if i am flying today it is because of god's goodness. >> george, we were there the night she was speaking. there was a long line of people waiting to hug her and get her

book. she thought she would speak for about a year. it is 10 years later and her calendar is booked solid. requests keep coming. this is a story god wants to keep being told. >> what is happening to the group? >> their reign of terror continues, however this is a miracle, when i was there 10 years ago, you could cut if t the fear in the air. i got off the plane, they said you are going to be kidnapped because you are white. their numbers have been cut in half. martin and gracia have put them on the map. be praying for her in this 10 year anniversary.

other news to report, hundreds moern the deaths of a missionary couple killed in a plane crash in zambia. jay and katrina erickson's plane crashed into the river. a suicide car bomber struck near a nigerian church on sunday. blast sent church walls crashing down on worshippers, more than 30 people injured. no group claimed responsibility. it comes as nigeria deals with boko haram. dozens of church goers were murdered when a terrorist bomber struck this easter.

may 25th massacre of is vilians in the city of elhula. this man told the united nations, many were antiassad revolutionaries. syrian christians are under intense pressure. they shouldn't fear st antigovernment free syrian army. >> really respectful with the people. they have a lot of christian people while the assad regime kill ed a christian guy. >> you can watch more of the

video at globallaneblog@cbnnews.com. how social media is blocking e message of the church.

>> catholics and van jell evangelicals and catholics and jews got together. it is the biggest threat the religious liberty in the nation's history. >> these mandates force them to offer abortion inducing drugs. it runs directly counter intuitive. >> this is the most egregious attack on religious freedom in the history of the united states. >> pro-life leader lila rose.

>> our liberties are under attack, our religious freedom is under attack. >> rob shank is trying to fight these mandates and sees unprecedenting unity forming. >> we talked at great length about the necessary alliance and i have never sensed a closer bond with our catholic friends than over this issue. >> deliberately set on the 220th anniversary on james madison. >> we have a concept of proper separation of church and state. in this instance, the president of the united states says i will tell you how you practice your religion. that is outrageous. >> it is insanity what the administration is pushing on the catholic church, pro-life

people. >> for evangelicals it would be the same, we couldn't pray in the name of jesus or couldn't read the bible. >> this is an egregious violation of the first amendment. >> some of america's top religious leaders are willing to pay a steep price to oppose the mandates. >> pastor rick warren said i will go to jail before a mandate like this. >> this forcing believers to buy into plans that help abortion inducing trucks. >> since the 1973 court roe v. wade decision, america has declared abortion "legal." >> that fundamental attack on

life, we shouldn't be surprised when they come for our religious liberty. >> if the nation doesn't respect your life, they won't respect your liberty. paul strand, cbn news, washington. canadian lawmakers has passed a law that forces catholic schools to violate their beliefs on homosexuality. they said they must let them form gay-straight alliances. they argue they shouldn't be forced to accept clubs that go against it. it is no longer acceptable. he believes those are values that transcend any one faith. can you say whatever you want on the internet? maybe not if you are a

christian. >> some leading websites maybe censoring christian views. once again here is paul strand. >> twitter, facebook, apple and google are extremely popular. some of the companies could limit the american tradition of free speech speech. >> after four or five months of evaluating the risk, we saw it come to life. >> antichristian censorship on new media platforms. apple twice removed viewpoints that they believed were offensive. google refused to accept a pro-li

pro-life. christian content critical of same-sex marriage is at risk for censorship. twitter appears to be the only exception that doesn't sensor christian ideas or content. they have a clear written policy on free speech values. the others reserve the ability to ban it. >> there is an interesting legal dilemma, first amendment was drafted to restrain the federal government, on the other hand, american people will demand that free speech prevails. >> paul strand, cbn news,

washington. coming up, gospel on the go. how gps technology is impacting korea.

>> modern technology is helping a colorado-based ministry verify that gospel balloons are reaching north korea. >> christian messages are att h attached. gary lane talking to rev ren foley. >> quick question, why are you doing them. north korea is by all accounts the most restricted nation on earth. simply is no way to do mass distribution of christian materials, other than electronic

media or technology like balloon watching. this technology has been around since the cold war began. we have adapted it through our connection with the underground church to use for the mass distribution of bibles and other christian literature. >> you do 70-80 per year. there is a lot of science in this, is that correct?? >> that's right. the balloons float 14-20,000 feet. we have to study wind patterns, time of year if that impacts our launches and atmospheric variety of levels. goal is to successfully launch a series of balloons that spread christian materiality.

>> that is when gps tracking comes in. >> north korea assisted us in the tracking by their angry responses. north korea will always retaliate in an aggressive fashion. sometimes they'll block gps. 70 percent of north korea is mountainous. it is not enough for us to know we are getting the materials into north korea. we want to be able to target certain areas. gps technology allows us to make sure we are reaching the launches and to be able to track where materials are landing so

we can see the response of the government and assist with our partners in the undergrown churc church. >> what do north koreans tell you about these launches? >> north carolinians have fascinating stories to tell. they will tell them not to touch anything with a balloon or pack ajs because it is coated with poison. for a north korean to pick up a bible is a serious thing. >> it isn't useful to be carried ashed a pipe.

even though it is dangerous for them to poe susz the materials. they are interested in coming to know jesus christ. >> thank you, gary.

>> you see the images of visitors to jerusalem writing the prayers on the cracks of the western wall. >> i have done it. julie stall has the answers of when it gets too full. >> 10 million people visits the western wall last year.

many tucked prayer requests in the walls. >> many come and pray and this is a tradition for thousands of years. >> this is the retaining wall of the second temple from 2,000 years ago when king soloman dedicated. if they can't make the trip, they sent the request via post, e-mail or even text. what happens when the cracks get too full. twice a year the prayer slips are removed. no one reads the papers because they are notes between man and his creator. workers collect the notes, later bury them on the mount of

olives. it is forbidden to destroy anything on which the name of god is written. these little prayer slips are treated with the same respect as prayer books. julie stall, cbn news, jerusalem. >> our prayers are still out there. they might still be in the wall. >> pretty cool. that is awesome. >> i am trying to remember what i prayed for. [laughter]. >> don't tell me. >> all right.

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