Olivia Watkinson

Olivia Watkinson

Olivia Watkinson is a communications officer at Christian Solidarity Worldwide. CSW is a human rights organisation which specialises in religious freedom and works on behalf of those who are persecuted for their Christian beliefs, persecuted for other religious belief or persecuted for lack of belief.

Dying for my identity

29 April 2019Many of the people we work with find their faith in Jesus to be a comfort in the face of such intense danger, committing their suffering to God and drawing on promises such as that of 1 Peter 4:14: “If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.” Sometimes, that commitment blossoms into extraordinary courage and faith. Many of you will be familiar with the story of Leah Sharibu, a 15-year-old girl who was abducted last year…

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