The story of Faith McDonnell is one of persistence, courage, and a refusal to look away.

For more than thirty years, Faith has been the voice for people most of the world has never heard of: believers imprisoned, enslaved, and killed for their faith in Sudan, Nigeria, North Korea, and beyond.

She helped shape the International Religious Freedom Act in the United States, organized vigils in front of the White House, and drafted legislation that forced Washington to pay attention to a genocide it preferred to ignore.

When South Sudan finally won its freedom, Faith had spent years fighting for it. Today she is doing the same for the Christians of Nigeria, where entire villages are being wiped out while the headlines stay silent.

You'd expect a woman like that to be hardened by what she has seen. Instead, you meet a sweet little lady. Don't let that fool you. She is a warrior through and through.

The story of Yasmine Mohammed is one of trials, tragedy, and eventual triumph.

Born into an already broken household, Yasmine was forced to live with her mother, who pushed her radical Islamic identity onto her already traumatized daughter, which led to decades of abuse, neglect, and loss.

For most of her young life, Yasmine Mohammed lived in bondage, unable to think for herself without negative repercussions, and any cry for help was met with twice the retaliation.

As if her childhood had not been abusive enough, she'd later find herself in a forced marriage to a man who'd later be exposed as a member of the Taliban.

You'd think that Yasmine must have grown up in some backward society within the barren deserts of the Middle East, yet her story took place in Canada of all places.