St. Josephine Bakhita was born in 1869 in the village of Olgossa, Darfur, Sudan. She was part of a loving family, but her happy childhood was shattered when she was kidnapped by Arab slave traders at around the age of 7 or 8.
Even though she had suffered greatly, she never spoke with anger about her past. Instead, she forgave those who had hurt her, saying, "If I were to meet the slave traders who kidnapped me, I would kneel and kiss their hands, because if that did not happen, I would...