The Martyrs of the United StatesYes. There are Martyrs in the United States. Throughout the past 500 years we find committed persons who made the decision to live and plant the faith here. We find them in the jungles and the shorelines, in the mountains and the valleys, in the deserts and on the Great Plains, in the villages and the cities. They lived in the North and the South, in the East and the West. It was not gold, fame, or power that spurred on these heroes. They gave their lives to bring the light of Christ to the dwellers of this country. These martyrs have left here their footprints and their blood as a witness to their love for the salvation of others. Would you like to know them? |
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