Gracia Burnham

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Gracia Burnham (born January 17, 1959 in Cairo , Illinois ) is an American Protestant missionary. She and her husband Martin served as missionaries in the Philippines for the New Tribes Mission for 17 years .

Life

Gracia and Martin graduated from Calvary Bible College in Kansas City, Missouri .

The couple belonged to a group that was kidnapped on May 27, 2001 by Islamist separatists from the Abu Sajaf . Most of the hostages were beheaded or released after paying ransom; the Burnhams, however, remained in captivity for over a year. The kidnappers demanded US $ 1 million for their release; after $ 330,000 was paid, the kidnappers refused to be released. During the attempt at liberation by the Philippine Army on June 7, 2002, Martin was shot three times in the chest and Gracia was injured in the right leg.

She returned to the United States with her three children and published two books about her experiences. She also established the Martin and Gracia Burnham Foundation. Her capture and being held hostage was featured on an episode of the TV series Banged Up Abroad in July 2008 . In addition, the kidnapping was filmed under the title Captive 2011 by Brillante Mendoza .

Works

  • with Dean Merrill: In the face of my enemies. One year hostage in the Philippines . Schulte and Gerth, Asslar 2003, ISBN 3-89437-887-5 (American English: In the Presence of my Enemies . Translated by Eva Weyandt).
  • with Dean Merrill: To fly again. Surviving the tailspins of life . Tyndale House Publishers, 2005, ISBN 1-4143-3227-0 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Deborah Yap, a Filipino nurse, was also killed in the two-hour firefight, cf. Rescue raid ends in hostage deaths ( Memento of the original from October 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. June 8, 2002. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / articles.cnn.com
  2. ↑ movie on kidnapping of Abu Sayyaf group to compete in Berlin Film Festival , January 26 2012th
personal data
SURNAME Burnham, Gracia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American Protestant missionary
DATE OF BIRTH 17th January 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Cairo , Illinois