James Foley whose life came to a tragic end in the hands of Islamic state jihadists spoke about the comfort prayers gave him when he was imprisoned in Libya in 2011.
“Prayer Gave Me Comfort” Said American Journalist Beheaded By Jihadists
The beheading of the American journalist was recorded as a message to President Obama
40-year-old Foley, a free lance photojournalist was taken hostage in 2012 and was brutally murdered by the ISIS organisation, the killing was captured in a recording as 'a message to America' and President Obama which was released this week in retaliation to U.S airstrikes on the organisation.
Foley spoke of his mother’s strong faith and the prayers of his friends and family when he was held hostage in Libya.
"If nothing else, prayer was the glue that enabled my freedom, an inner freedom first and later the miracle of being released during a war in which the regime had no real incentive to free us. It didn't make sense, but faith did," he wrote to his alumni magazine.
This week Foley's mother Diane wrote a moving tribute to her son on a Facebook page campaigning for his release. "
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