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Pastor's wife creates reminder of Sept. 11 victims & families
___By David Gibson
___Religion News Service
___ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (RNS)--Given the appeal of inspirational wristlets like the "WWJD" band, plus the steady growth of the multibillion-dollar Christian merchandising industry, it may have been inevitable that someone would market a prayer accessory to commemorate the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
___And sure enough, a New Mexico pastor's wife has come up with a product that already looks to be a winner: The Mercy BAND. The acronym stands for "Bearing Another's Name Daily."
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Afghan refugees tell sad tales of survival
___By Erich Bridges
___International Mission Board
___WESTERN EUROPE
(BP)--Every family has a story.
___For Afghan families crowding the refugee centers served by Southern Baptist mission workers in Europe, it's usually a sad one.
___An ethnic Hazara woman, once a teacher, was hit twice by Taliban bullets as she fled the Afghan capital of Kabul. She survived--barely--in her home village. She couldn't seek medical treatment, since the Taliban prohibited male doctors from seeing or touching a woman's body.
___Her husband, a well-to-do businessman, was arrested two years ago. The Taliban demanded a high ransom for his freedom. She paid it, but her husband never returned. Instead, another group of Taliban thugs came in the night, demanding to know where he was. When the woman's 12-year-old son insisted his father was still in jail, they shouted, "You lie!" and threatened to cut off his feet.
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