On February 23, 2011 the LA Times reported that four Americans were killed by Somali pirates on a yacht called the Quest in the Gulf of Aden in the Indian Ocean. The four Americans are: Jean and Scott Adam, Phyllis Macay, and Robert Riggle. Soon thereafter a team of 15 Navy Seals forcibly gained entrance on to the yacht and immediately began to retake the yacht from the pirates. Two of the pirates were killed during the short lived battle and two other pirates were killed before the Seal team boarded the yacht. Around 13 or so pirates who lived through it are now being taken into U.S. Custody and then to be prosecuted. May the justice be swift and sure.
A slight return to the question of the week: is this article journalism? Let us say that this is indeed journalism. For the following reasons the above statement is true: 1. It states where it takes place. 2. Who was in the event. 3. What happened in the event. 4. The aftermath of the event. 5. The how the event happened. These five reasons are why the article is journalism, simple enough.
Now on to this week core biblical truth which is Growth- "Courage is fallen man's response to God's imprinted truth. The true purpose of life is to know God and obey his commandments". The Adams were carrying Bibles to Somalia when they were boarded by pirates and subsequently killed. Their courage in taking the Word of God to a largely Islamic country is notable and should be a reminder that we too must spread the Gospel.
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