Source: Simon Guillebaud, February 6, 2014
The below is from “Pierre,” who has asked me to ask you to get involved. It’s incredibly humbling to read – what he and his family have gone through, the love and commitment he has for his nation and for Muslims, his unshakeable trust in the Lord – all are profoundly challenging. Day after day he sends me updates of arbitrary lynchings, rapes, and wanton destruction. The scale of this crisis is horrific.
“Some time ago, I was helping to try to alert and educate the body of Christ concerning the rise of Islam, but religious leaders and Christians said it could never happen here. What seemed like a utopia yesterday has become reality today. The church in the CAR is poorly prepared, very poorly prepared to face persecution, and now it is paying a heavy price for its earlier lack of concern.
“For nearly a year now, the ministry has no longer functioned according to schedule. Various programs had originally been planned to be held at intervals throughout 2013. Everything has been postponed indefinitely. The rise of the Seleka followed by that of the anti-Balaka has constituted a major obstacle and created a situation of chronic insecurity, preventing us from getting out to visit our brothers in the field.
“This week we lost two converts, who died in the vehicle in which they were supposed to be traveling to Chad, after a grenade was thrown into it. So Habib and Abdel Kader are now with the Lord. It is really sad, what is going on here. The devil is making the work among Muslims impossible. But we remain confident in the Lord, who wants all men to be saved and come to a knowledge of him.
“Sister Nathalie, who cares for the orphaned children, has been in Chad for some months for surgery. The children and the families they are staying with are often moving about, and the meetings with them can no longer be held regularly; nevertheless we continue to follow them up and assist them. We enrolled some of them in school for the new academic year; unfortunately, as mentioned earlier, the schools are still not running. Pray for the children to persevere in faith.”
» Also read Christian Militia Could Wipe Out Central African Republic’s Muslim Population, Says Human Rights Group (The Christian Post) and pray. I recommend this this PrayerCast and website to share with your church or group.