Source: Christian Freedom, July 1, 2019
Nearly 100 Christians were massacred by Muslim Fulani herdsmen in a Mali village on June 9, 2019. Witnesses said 50 radicalized herdsmen surrounded the village in trucks, destroyed everything, and killed men, women, and children.
“Anyone who tried to escape was killed,” a witness told AFP [news agency].
Fulani herdsmen who have been radicalized by Islamic militants are slaughtering Christian farmers and hunters in west Africa. The Nigerian House of Representatives declared it a “genocide” in 2018. In 2013, radical Islamists who captured north Mali were fought back by French troops. Jihadists shifted to other regions.
Pray for:
- Survivors to know God’s peace.
- Justice for victims.
- Courage and wisdom for leaders to respond righteously.
- Conversion of jihadists.
» Read full story. A story from Open Doors has more detail and links. Note the roots of religious violence may be more complex than they seem.
» From elsewhere in Africa, read Ethiopia: Pressure on Churches Building; Evangelical Church Told to Vacate after Ten Years (World Watch Monitor). For a more positive report, see Is the World’s Next Mission Movement in Ethiopia? (Christianity Today).