Test of Faith

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Test of Faith

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Length: 00:04:40

In the buckle of the Bible Belt, a priest and a teenager reflect on faith in God after the hurricanes. Read the full description.

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Default-piece-image-0 Rev. Nicholas Onyach (Own-yak) witnessed the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Later, in his homeland of Kenya, he watched his two brothers die of AIDS. This priest has seen immense suffering caused by ethic strife, poverty and disease. However, he says he has never seen a natural disaster take such a toll on humanity like Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. As pastor of two small Louisiana churches, he reflects on the test of faith of displaced people.

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Rev. Nicholas Onyach (Own-yak) witnessed the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Later, in his homeland of Kenya, he watched his two brothers die of AIDS. This priest has seen immense suffering caused by ethic strife, poverty and disease. However, he says he has never seen a natural disaster take such a toll on humanity like Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. As pastor of two small Louisiana churches, he reflects on the test of faith of displaced people.

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Suggested Intro: Rev. Nicholas Onyach (Own-yak) witnessed the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Later, in his homeland of Kenya, he watched his two brothers die of AIDS. This priest has seen immense suffering caused by ethic strife, poverty and disease. However, he says he has never seen a natural disaster take such a toll on humanity like Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. As pastor of two small Louisiana churches, he reflects on the test of faith of displaced people. Kate Archer reports.

Soundbite: “Yes, I’ve seen a lot of suffering, but, every suffering is very unique according to the people who live there.”

VO: Rev. Nicholas Onyach (Own-yak) grew up in a Kenyan village near Lake Victoria in Kenya, the world’s second largest freshwater lake. He quickly learned to cherish the lake’s life-sustaining role in supporting the millions of people living around its shores in one of the most densely pop...
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