Ramina Wilkerson - Persecution, Torture, Faith, Deliverance - An Assyrian Christian in War Torn Iraq

Ramina Wilkerson is an Assyrian Christian from Iraq who works as a motivational speaker, life coach and author who currently lives in Idaho with her husband and two children. 

Her Memoir "Walking in the Shadow" details her harrowing experience as an Assyrian Christian child in war told Iraq. 

Growing up during the Iraq-Iran War and Operation Desert Storm, her family was constantly marginalized. As a 4 year old child, she recalls often being woken up to take cover during missile strikes. 

As she grew older, Saddam Hussein's dictatorship grew more brutal. She witnessed several atrocities, including murder, torture of those accused of speaking ill of the regime and children as young as 13 being "drafted" into the war. 

Her family was ultimately rescued by American soldiers in 1992 one week after Saddam Hussein ordered her family's death sentence.

Ramina comes on the podcast to share her story, the atrocities she witnessed, her rescue, recovering from PTSD, the rich culture of the Assyrian Christians and how her faith in God carried her through. 

Ramona's book can be found on Amazon at the link below