February 17, 2016
Please pray for Hassan, a Somali Christian living in Kenya, who is seriously ill in hospital after Muslim relatives beat him unconscious.
Twenty-six-year-old Hassan is unable to see, walk or eat after the
assault ten days ago. He was ambushed as he walked to church on the outskirts of
Nairobi, with his 15-year-old brother. His attackers said they’d heard he had
been meeting with other Christians for midweek prayer and
devotions.
This is the second time in five years that Hassan has been attacked: in
October 2011, he was left for dead after Somali Muslims beat him brutally when
they learnt some of his family had turned to Christ.
Hassan says his Muslim relatives and other Somalis monitor his movements
constantly.
Hassan was raised as a Christian but most Somalis believe that to be
Somali is to be a Muslim. His mother, a widow with nine children, says some of
her relatives are police officers so she is too scared to report the attack. She
fears her family’s only option will be to relocate to another
area.
- Please pray that God will heal Hassan and protect and provide for him and his family. Release Int.
