January, 1999
A two year old saga of a Pakistani girl, Saleema.(this
is two years back)
This request was received in our office yesterday via email from Mr.David Walter
"I have received an urgent prayer request through someone in my
church. There is a beautiful 15 year old girl named Saleema in Pakistan who is a
Christian. She converted her close friend, who was 14. This youngster was so excited about
Christianity that she told her parents and they killed her!
It looks like the 15 year old (Saleema) is to be publicly executed! We need to send up
prayer for this child to give her strength and resolve to deal with whatever happens to
her. Please pass this information on to as many other Christians as you can."
That is the request exactly as we received it. Please Pray
Jeff Futers, The Bible League
In Christ,
Your missionaries: Abel, Anna, Joy-Rachel and Joshua
rtmol.stt.it/users/mission/index.html
Jesus Is Lord
(this is an update on Saleema's whereabouts)
Update on Saleema, Pakistan
Saleema was arrested in 1997 for converting her friend to
Christianity. After conversion, her friend was killed by her own family for her faith in
Jesus Christ.
Because of this, Saleema was also originally charged with the death of her
friend. Saleema is now 18 years old and has been passed from court to court -- going
higher each time in the Pakistani judicial system.
She has been in a care facility for some time, and a recent report said she
is in great pain. Saleema was unable to attend court because of health problems due to
police beating and torture in June, 1997. She is unable to stand and walk. Her back, hip
and ankles are sore and full of pain.
I spoke with our (VOM) Communications Department today and they asked that
this information not be shared with the media (it could put Saleema in danger), but rather
be used to encourage prayer. Saleema is going to court today again, and we are praying for
good results.
We have learned, as of
February 1999, that the Pakistani girl, Saleema, died. (Info from the Missler Report
on www.khouse.org)
Jan. 24, 1999
Hindus kill Australian Missionary
NEW DELHI, INDIA
Rampaging Hindus
burned to death an Australian missionary and his two sons as they slept in a car in
eastern India yesterday, the first deaths in a spate of Hindu-Christian violence. Graham
Stewart Stains and his two sons died in the attack by Hindu radical party Bajrang Dal.
Stains, 58, and his two sons Philips, 10 , and Timothy , 8 ,died after 40 people doused
the car with kerosene and set it ablaze.
(after a local newspaper)
Jan. 30, 1999
A curious development of the above story:
Minorities march against Hindu rule.
NEW DELHI, India
United by fears of
violence, thousands of Christians and Muslims marched through New Delhi yesterday,
demanding that India's Hindu nationalist-led government step down for failing to protect
minorities.
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September
1999
Catholic priest killed in India NEW DELHI - A Roman Catholic priest, asleep in a remote
eastern hamlet where he had been counselli\ing the poor, was slain by a mob early
yesterday morning, cut down by bows and arrows as he tried to escape an attack, the poIice
said.
The killing was in Jamabani, a village in Orissa, not far from where a
Christian missionary and his two sons were killed in January. Few details were known about
the new incident as authorities from the district capital, Baripada, had to travel a long
distance through rough terrain to go to the scene.
The priest, who used the single name Aruldoss, made weekly visits to the
village from his church in Anadapur, said a fellow priest, the Rev. Jose Thundiyl. The
journey required a 20-mile ride on a motor scooter followed by a 12-mile hike.
New York Times News Service
40 church members arrested during services in
Turkey.
Izmir, Turkey Police arrested 40 members
of an evangelical church during Sun prayers for allegedly holding a religious service
without authorization, police said yesterday.
All were released yesterday for lack of evidence, police said. The group, which
included several foreigners, was detained in the Aegean port city of Izmir for alleged
violation of a law banning opening a place of worship and holding services without
authorization from the state , police said. Jenny Taylor, a friend of one of the Americans
detained, said in London that the group members were arrested in the middle of the
service and were taken away with no explanation.
[after a local paper]
Oct. 02, 1999
Missionary in Africa
Mike Hutchinson, an IMB missionary, and his family need our
prayers.
Formerly of the First Baptist Church in Long Beach, Miss. This
missionary is currently in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. His car was surrounded by Muslims
as he and his family drove home.
After patiently waiting and asking them to move, they finally pulled
away from his car. As Mike started to drive away, a 16-year-old Muslim jumped (or was
pushed) in front of Mike's car and was killed. The Muslims arrested Mike (took his
passport) and are placing him on trial for murder. If convicted, he will be hanged
immediately. His wife, Lynn, and his family (children 12, 10 and 9) are staying with
another missionary family. Please pray for God's intervention. Please share this with your
church, prayer chain, e-mail list, and anyone else you know who will pray for this
missionary!
Jan, 2000
PERSECUTION WATCH: Ten Filipino
adults and five small children
arrested with at a Christian worship service in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
on January 7 continue to be kept incommunicado by the Saudi "muttawa" (Islamic
religious police) on January 7.(2) The 15 arrested Christians have not been allowed
diplomatic access or family visits. No official reason has been given for detention
of the five children but Filipino Christian sources in Riyadh are concerned that police
interrogators are using the young children as hostages, to force their parents to
reveal details about the network of expatriate Christian fellowships meeting for worship
in Saudi Arabia.
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