What a stunning moment it is. Watch as Iraqi Christian fighters raise the cross on the churches of Bartella after it was liberated from ISIS. (Read more about it from John Burger here.)
You can’t watch this without weeping. It’s just that beautiful.
Lift high the cross: after two years, Christianity returns to one corner of Iraq
Deacon Greg Kandra - published on 10/25/16
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