Source: Christian Today, April 19, 2025
A Colombian hamlet is gripped by fear following the forced disappearance of eight residents—seven of them Protestant church leaders and members—after responding to orders issued by a guerrilla group earlier this month.
Most of the missing individuals are from the Evangelical Alliance of Colombia Denomination and the Foursquare Gospel Church.
They are from the hamlet of Agua Bonita in Calamar Municipality, Guaviare Department, and were all previously displaced from Arauca Department, another region where armed groups have violently targeted church communities and shut down places of worship.
They were last seen on April 4-5 after being called to private meetings by an illegal armed group. Family members who initially tried to trace their loved ones were later cautioned to abandon the search and told to “consider the case closed.”
Local sources informed Christian Solidarity Worldwide that some families are considering leaving the region due to growing threats and fear of retaliation.
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