"I would like to go back, but I have nightmares about it," says Pastor Andrew Brunson. He is speaking about his experience in Turkey, where he had resided for decades until he was detained and kept in harsh prison conditions for two years, from October
After significant international pressure from the United States and other nations, American pastor Andrew Brunson was finally released from prison to house arrest after a Turkish court ruling last Wednesday. That’s a step forward but it’s not enough. Brunson, originally from North Carolina, had previously lived with his family in Turkey for 23 years while leading the small Resurrection Church in the coastal city of Izmir.