She was born in the unremarkable city of Mingora, in the equally unremarkable country of Pakistan. When she was but 11 years old, she started writing her own unremarkable blog, calling for \u201cfemale education reform\u201d under the Taliban. But by age 15, she posed enough of a threat to it, its soldiers gunned her down. She battled death for weeks, but somehow survived her hellacious ordeal. This attempt on her life, however, far from filling her with fear, emboldened her with greater resolve to speak up for girls\u2019 education everywhere. At age 17, Malala Yousafzai became the youngest-ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.<\/p>\n
An unremarkable girl, rising out of obscurity, who experienced such undeserving horrific treatment, has become one of the world\u2019s most remarkable persons. Sounds like Someone else I know.<\/p>\n
Why not come out Friday night for our Good Friday service to hear more about this One Who was \u201cRemarkably Simple and Simply Remarkable?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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