Please keep praying for and remembering your brothers and
sisters in Christ who are being beat up, hunted down and
killed for their faith.
them by name and even send letters in their language
I have one question for you. If you were arrested for being a Christian
would there be enough evidence to convict you?
homes in Las Margaritas, Chiapas, Mexico, when local authorities
denied them municipal services, including water and electricity.
A spokesperson
for the families said authorities demanded the
equivalent of $380 per family and
that the families abandon their
evangelical faith in exchange for reinstating
the services. "The
community didn't kick us out directly," the spokesperson
said.
"But ... we didn't have water, they didn't allow us to gather wood.
Sunday
at 9 p.m., 130 people left the city, and we remain as
refugees." The group said
the conflict originated from their
refusal to contribute to local religious
festivals of those who
mix folk beliefs with Catholicism. The festivals involve
large amounts
of alcohol and debauchery.[/quote]
Tanzania
Two Pastors Attacked by Muslim
Extremists Source: VOM
SourcesIsaiah 64:1-4
On June 2, Pastor Robert Ngai in Geita, northeastern
Tanzania, was
attacked by a large group of radical Muslims. The attackers broke
into his home and attacked him with machetes. The pastor received
serious cuts
on his hands and arms when he raised his arms to protect
his head from the
blows. The injuries were beyond local doctors'
ability to treat, so he was
rushed to a hospital in a nearby, larger
city for treatment. Ngai is the pastor
of the Evangelical Assemblies
of God Church. At last word from VOM contacts, he
was still in
ICU. Two nights before the attack on Pastor Ngai, the home of
Pastor Daudi Nzumbi in Geita also came under attack. Pastor
Nzumbi leads the
Free Pentecostal Church of Tanzania (FPCT)
in Geita. Thankfully, the attackers
fled after they were confronted
by Pastor Nzumbi's large, barking dogs. When
Pastor Nzumbi
called the police, the officer in charge told him, "I cannot
protect
every pastor!"[/quote]Iran--Three Christians Arrested Sources: VOM Sources, Mohabat
News1 Peter 4:13-14
Three Christian converts were arrested on May 29 at
a house church
service in Esfahan. Security forces entered the house and
arrested
Mohammad-Reza Farid, Saeed Safi and Hamid-Reza Ghadiri.
Authorities
also seized the Christians' identification cards, and
family members have not
been told where the men were taken.
Christians, especially those who are of
Persian ethnicity, have faced
increasing persecution as Iran's Islamic regime
attempts to stop the
growth of Christianity.[/quote]Bangladesh--VOM Project
Pray for Christian families who will receive
hand-pump water wells.
Muslims in Bangladesh often pressure Christian converts
from
Islam by forbidding them to use community wells, saying they
don't want the
wells contaminated by "infidels."[/quote]
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