...And Meriam Ibrahim Met Pope Francis! So What Happens Next? Will She...

Have you ever wondered how God and the Hosts of Heaven are seeing this 27 year old sudanese woman, Meriam Ibrahim, who stood her faith and face death sentence for refusing to convert from Christianity to Islam and then barred from leaving Sudan.

It was a glorious and gallant entry in Rome yesterday as Meriam flew into Italy to met with Pope Francis at Casa Santa Martath inside the Vatican in company of her husband Daniel Wani and their two children, Martin and Maya.

A few hours after landing in Rome, Ibrahim and her family...
met with Pope Francis, who blessed her.

Meriam thanked the Pope for his prayers, saying they provided great support and encouragement to her during her ordeal.


The U.S. pastor who took it upon himself to fly to Sudan to meet with and pray for imprisoned persecuted Christian mother Meriam Ibrahim was among those celebrating her freedom Thursday. He credited the 27-year-old married mother's release to the outcry of people from around the world who were captivated by her steadfast Christian witness in the face of impending death.
"Praise God for that," Pastor William Devlin told The Christian Post in response to Ibrahim's early morning flight out of Sudan, where she had been held imprisoned for nearly one year. Devlin returned to New York City on July 20 after a week-long trip to Sudan, where he says he spent an hour and a half with Ibrahim, her husband Daniel Wani and their two children.
"I think it was really the outcry of people from around the world," added Pastor Devlin, commenting on what he thought led to Ibrahim's release just days after his visit with her at the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum.
 
Asked what he thought was behind Ibrahim's resolve, Devlin said, "I think it was the grace of Jesus Christ."
"I mean you think about that, the power that this young woman, 27 years old, (with) two children...you think just the power of the Holy Spirit that was given to her that enabled her to be faithful to the Lord, to say I'm not going to recant my faith, I'm going to move forward. I mean, which one of us would be willing to do that?" added Devlin.
Devlin has visited Sudan a handful of times in the last six years, and said he felt prompted by God to take the latest trip to the African nation to visit Ibrahim. He and his wife were in agreement to offer whatever assistance they could, including covering the Sudanese family's flight expenses to the U.S. and providing them a place in their home. The New York pastor described his meeting with Ibrahim and Wani as "a glorious experience."

So what happen next? Are they going to stay in Rome? Are they going to become a catholic member? I know that's what you might be thinking logically but guess what according to USA Today, it was reported that Ibrahim's family will leave for the United States after a few days in Rome where they will be living indefinitely under the generous care of Pastor Williams Devlin!