Christians living on part of the island of Mindanao have been forced off their land, attacked and even killed, according to a Release associate ministry which interviewed local church leaders on a recent visit.
One bishop related how he had evacuated his village when news came of an imminent raid by rebels. Villagers hid behind rocks by the coast as they watched 300 rebels invade by boat from other islands. On their return to the village, however, they found that a family of five, that of a church elder, had not managed to escape and had been brutally murdered, including their baby. Homes and other property had been burned.
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