September 11, 2017
Three Christians
in eastern Kenya were called out of their beds in the night – only to be
murdered on their doorsteps.
Villagers from Bobo in Lamu County are badly shaken
after Al
Shabaab extremists slit the throats of three of their
neighbours last Wednesday – just because they were
Christians.
Please pray for the families of the three men who were killed: Guchu,
Jared and Joseph.
Militants reportedly abducted a few local people then forced them to
reveal the names of Christians in Bobo and identify where they lived. One of
these men, a Christian named Hillary, was also later killed.
After the murders, many villagers fled their homes and took refuge in the
bush or the nearby village of Hindi.
Christians in Lamu have
- Please pray for the families of all four men killed in Bobo last week. Ask God to comfort and provide for their families: militants also burned down Guchu’s shop.
- Pray that Christians in eastern Kenya will stand firm in their faith and that God will hide them ‘from the conspiracies of man’ (Psalm 31:20).
Christians have been regular targets for
extremist violence. On August 18, four Christians were killed in Kasala Kairu
town. Last week’s attack took place despite a curfew in Lamu, Tana River and
Garissa counties to try to prevent Al
Shabaab’s attacks.
(Source: Morning Star News/ Release Int.)
