Journal of African Christian Biography: v. 10, no. 1
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2025
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[The biographies in this issue of the Journal illustrate the theme of “Pioneers and Perseverance” and the special challenges of first generation Christians in different contexts. Fr. Samaan pioneered a church among a community of outcasts whose suffering for religious, political, and economic reasons was, and continues to be, tremendous in Egyptian society. By allying himself with the Zabbaleen, he took on their stigma and their pain.
The pioneers featured here persevered in their witness to the gospel at the risk of their lives and wellbeing. They exhibited what World Christianity scholar Andrew Walls calls “the quality of discipleship,” which is foundational to Christian leadership and is tested by suffering. May the stories of these faithful African witnesses offer us guidance and inspiration for our daily journey with Jesus in whom we live and move and have our being.]
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