SOMALIA (EAST AFRICA) - A kidnapped Christian
convert from Islam was found decapitated Sept. 2. Juma Nuradin Kamil
was forced into a car on Aug. 21 by three suspected Islamic extremists
from al Shabaab, a terrorist group with ties to al Qaeda who have
vowed to rid Somalia of Christianity. “It is usual for the al Shabaab
to decapitate those they suspect to have embraced the Christian faith, or
sympathizers of western ideals,” a Somali Christian leader said. “Our
brother accepted the Christian faith three years ago and was determined in his
faith in God. We greatly miss him.”
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| The five Linfen church leaders released (China Aid) |
CHINA - After serving two years of physical
and psychological torment, five house-church leaders were released last week
from re-education through labor camps in China. Fao Fuqin, Zhao Guoai, Yang
Caizhen, Yang Hongzhen and Li Shuangpin are all leaders in the 50,000-member
Linfen City house churches. They were arrested Sept. 13, 2009, in the aftermath
of an attack on Linfen when over 400 local police, government officials,
and hired men attacked and demolished a church building, clashing with
several hundred church members, sending 30 to the hospital. Church members
are still scattered, but they continue to meet and worship in private
homes. Despite their suffering the five leaders released last week say they now
feel strong. "We who have been released express our most sincere gratitude to
the brothers and sisters around the world who have been concerned about us and
who have helped us," they said. Five more Linfen church leaders continue
to serve prison terms of up to seven years.
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