AdvertisementTouched by an Angel36:17Download AudioEmbed on your websiteClose×Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site<iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/onpoint/2002/12/23/touched-by-an-angel"></iframe>Copy embed codeResumeDecember 23, 2002facebookEmailSister Olga Yacob stands less than five feet tall but this diminutive nun is tall timber. The first Assyrian Catholic nun in 700 years, she founded a new order that ministers to poor in Iraq. She has seen first-hand the impact of international sanction. Fear of Saddam Hussein. Anger toward America.The world stands at the crossroads. Christmas is near. So may be war with Iraq. In this hour, Sister Olga delivers a message of hope, and stern warning for a world on the brink.Guests:Sister Olga Yaqob, Iraqi nunThis program aired on December 23, 2002.