a great cloud of witnesses: Janani Luwum by ric gustafson
Archbishop Janani Luwum became an Anglican archbishop in East Africa in 1974. At the time, a military dictator named Idi Amin was spreading terror. Ugandans were being imprisoned, tortured and murdered. When Christianity was spreading in the region, Luwum became a Christian. Luwum became a preacher. Because of his devotion to Jesus, Luwum committed himself to helping the poor and oppressed. In 1977, Luwum spoke out against Amin in defiance.
Amin arrested Luwum and then had him executed. Luwum became a Ugandan martyr. Because of martyr's like Luwum and others, the Christian church grew in 21st century Africa.
research help: ' Our Church Speaks' by Ben Lansing and D J Marotta
Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric
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