A Christian-American Woman Held Captive in Afghanistan

by Phyllis Chesler
Pajamas Media
January 28, 2008

http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/265/a-christian-american-woman-held-captive-in

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UPDATE: The kidnapped woman is a God-fearing Baptist out of Texas with family ties in western Washington state. According to her father, George Mizell, Cyd graduated from the Fort Worth (Texas) Seminary in 1990 with a masters of divinity degree. She attended the Southwestern Baptist Church where they are now praying for her. A number of churches and church groups are also now praying for her.

Let me emphasize: Mizell has not been doing Christian missionary work in Afghanistan. Had she done so, she would have quickly lost the support of the local people. One can only hope that those who now hold her captive do not decide to falsely present her as a Christian missionary–something that would endanger her further.

According to an old “China (Afghan) hand” who prefers anonymity at this point:

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