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How a Kidnapping Shaped a Missionary Couple’s Ministry

September 11, 2026 · 1 min read

Sitting alone in a tepee-like shelter made from sticks collected by a dry African riverbed in 1974, 24-year-old Debbie Dortzbach stitched the words of Psalm 34:4 onto a white bandage from her captors’ helicopter first aid kit. The phrase “I sought the Lord and he heard me” alternated colors, as thread was in short supply. Read more...

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