CSW Marks Leah Sharibu’s 18th Birthday With Global Prayer Event
CSW Marks Leah Sharibu’s 18th Birthday With Global Prayer Event
Religious Rights Advocacy group, CSW marked the 18th birthday of Nigerian Christian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu with a global prayer event on 14 May. It featured the release of an exclusive gospel song, Heroes of Faith, recalling Leah’s courageous refusal to recant her faith in exchange for her freedom after being kidnapped by an off-shoot of the Boko Haram terrorist group in 2018.
The virtual meeting was one of a series of five events hosted by CSW teams in Mexico, Nigeria, Southeast Asia and the US and featured contributions from Leah’s mother Rebecca Sharibu; Gospel singer Panam Percy Paul, who wrote Heroes of Faith for Leah; Lord David Alton and the UK’s Special Envoy for freedom of religion or belief, Fiona Bruce MP.