We’ve all seen the stories in the news of Christians being
forced out of their homes by extremists in the Middle East but it’s no longer
just in wartorn countries such as Iraq and Syria.
Now Christians in a northern Egyptian city have fled after extremists
murdered three more believers there.
Militants linked to Islamic State reportedly told our brothers and
sisters in al-Arish in North Sinai they’d be killed if they stayed. They’ve now killed seven Christians in
the city in less than a month.
Please pray that God would protect Christians in North
Sinai.
Four Christians were killed in the city between January 31 and February
16. We’ve now learnt that three more have been murdered: Saeed al-Hakim and his
son Medhat died on February 23. The next day, militants raided the home of Kamal
Youssef and shot him dead in front of his wife and children.
Christian families that have fled al-Arish have found refuge in other
towns where local churches are reported to be caring for
them.
Islamic State published a video last month calling on its followers to kill
Christians in Egypt. Militants are reported to be stopping female teachers in
North Sinai and demanding they wear Islamic dress or travel with male relatives.
If they don’t, they’ll face ‘severe punishment’. Release
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