Pastor's Daughter Shot in Head, Survives

A pastor’s daughter was shot by persecutors but has survived. Tribal spirit worshipers in a remote part of the DRC demanded that a Christian pastor hand over his church’s instruments for their occult practices. When he refused, they returned later to kill him. He wasn’t there, but his 21-year-old daughter Odette was. The attackers severed two of her fingers and told her to kneel so they could execute her. They shot her above her left cheekbone, and the bullet exited through the right side of her jaw. Odette survived and said later, “I felt a peace in spite of the situation.” She was rushed to Uganda, where surgeons struggled to repair the damage. “She is confident in her faith in Christ, and because of this, she doesn’t seem to worry about her situation,” said a front-line worker. Odette needs additional surgery, which front-line workers hope will occur within the year.