2024-05-06

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In a video that has recently gone viral, Myriam, a 10-year-old Iraqi girl was interviewed by Sat 7 reporter Essam Nagy and shared her story about life as a refugee in Erbil, Kurdistan. Myriam is an Iraqi Christian whose family was forced to leave their home near Mosul, in Northern Iraq when ISIS took control of their town in 2014. Her family fled to a safe area, where they now live in a camp as refugees. But it wasn’t just her experience that moved Nagy and viewers, it was her faith. She told him that she forgives ISIS for forcing her family from their home and hopes God will forgive them as well. Hear Myriam’s amazing testimony in the video above. Her words will inspire you.

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