Will You Die for the Christ?

How being persecuted changed me | Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel

My name is Shevaun.

“That’s a beautiful name, very rare. What does it mean?”

“It means ‘young lady’ in Irish and ‘God is gracious’ in Hebrew,” I reply with a faint smile. This is how 99% of my conversations begin with strangers.

“Wow, how true! I’ve never heard it before.”

» I’ve answered this question all my life, and I am very grateful when people appr…