Jonathan and I heard the story of her namesake about a year ago and it really impacted us and challenged our faith.
The name for the little one in my womb is: Perpetua Faith Grooms
Perpetua means "forever". The Perpetua we named her after was a young noblewoman that lived in Carthage, Tunisia around 200 A.D. She came to first hear about Jesus through her servants. She believed and became a Christian. At the time (like in many countries today) people who followed Jesus “Christians” were persecuted. She was 22 years old and a nursing mother when the government took her and several from her church to prison. They took her child away and threatened to kill her but she would still not deny that Christ was really God and worship the idols worshiped by the majority at the time. Because of that she was martyred for her faith.
This woman's faith stood strong and her persecution actually became her joy and drew her closer to God than ever before. She was faithful to the end of her earthly life. Powerful story…. And some how we just can’t keep her story out of our minds……..we pray that we can have that kind of faith and our children as well.
Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it. Matthew 10:38-39
Here is a 25/30 min cartoon documentary on her, where we first really heard her story…
Oh how sad... the videos were taken off youtube... so if your local and you want to view her story you can just borrow our copy or order your own at..
http://www.torchlighters.org/episodes/index.php?episode=perpetua
we have all the toarchlighter series and it is a great resource of true stories that will impact you and your children greatly
Here are more details about the namesake… Perpetua
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpetua_and_Felicity
and a great novel i have been reading.. Perpetua by Amy Rachel Peterson
The name for the little one in my womb is: Perpetua Faith Grooms
Perpetua means "forever". The Perpetua we named her after was a young noblewoman that lived in Carthage, Tunisia around 200 A.D. She came to first hear about Jesus through her servants. She believed and became a Christian. At the time (like in many countries today) people who followed Jesus “Christians” were persecuted. She was 22 years old and a nursing mother when the government took her and several from her church to prison. They took her child away and threatened to kill her but she would still not deny that Christ was really God and worship the idols worshiped by the majority at the time. Because of that she was martyred for her faith.
This woman's faith stood strong and her persecution actually became her joy and drew her closer to God than ever before. She was faithful to the end of her earthly life. Powerful story…. And some how we just can’t keep her story out of our minds……..we pray that we can have that kind of faith and our children as well.
Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it. Matthew 10:38-39
Here is a 25/30 min cartoon documentary on her, where we first really heard her story…
Oh how sad... the videos were taken off youtube... so if your local and you want to view her story you can just borrow our copy or order your own at..
http://www.torchlighters.org/episodes/index.php?episode=perpetua
we have all the toarchlighter series and it is a great resource of true stories that will impact you and your children greatly
Here are more details about the namesake… Perpetua
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpetua_and_Felicity
and a great novel i have been reading.. Perpetua by Amy Rachel Peterson
Heidi,
ReplyDeleteI love, love, love your baby girl name choice. I love how well thought out it is. I love what it means...a continuing "forever" faith !!! How cool is that?!? Now I'm going to have to read the book!! Blessings to you, Jonathan, the boys and soon to be baby sister.
Love,
Amy Collins