Twen had been a Christian for only 2 years when she was arrested and imprisoned in Eritrea at the age of 21. She had no idea she would spend the next 16 years locked away in the Eritrean prison system for choosing to follow Jesus. Over the years she suffered intense persecution, but by the grace of God, she survived violent beatings, isolation in scorching-hot shipping containers, deprivation of water and food, and even being thrown into a pit of poisonous snakes.

There’s more of her story in the latest edition of Release International’s Voice magazine. But hear from her now on this episode of the Voice podcast as we had the privilege of speaking to Twen after she was released from prison.