70 Christians Beheaded in Church in the DRC
The other day I made a video about the Christian persecution including murders that have been happening in Nigeria. Now we have 70 decapitated bodies that were found in a Church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). An Islamist group linked to Islamic State called the AFD are feared to have beheaded the victims with machetes. Here is more from Newsweek.
The 70 decapitated bodies were discovered in a Protestant church in the town of Kasanga, in the Lubero Territory in the province of North Kivu toward the end of last week, according to Open Doors.
No group has taken responsibility for the atrocity, but Open Doors, and several other organizations, have accused the AFD of the murders, citing “field sources.” The victims are believed to have been taken hostage a few days before they were killed.
Military administrator Alain Kiwewa for the Lubero Territory said he was investigating the incident, Pan-African news agency Agence de Presse Africaine reported.
“Local sources suspect the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an Islamist group of Ugandan origin affiliated with the Islamic State, as well as local armed groups of being responsible for the massacre. These groups have maintained a climate of terror in the region for several months,” the agency said.
It said the victims, who had been “tied up and decapitated with knives,” had been kidnapped on February 12.
American conservative anti-abortion activity Lila Rose posted on X: “Horrific. 70 Christians were brutally beheaded by an Islamist group inside a church in the Democratic Republic of Congo Where’s the media outrage? Pray for persecuted Christians.”
According to Christianity Today, 365 million Christians live in nations with high levels of persecution or discrimination. That’s 1 in 7 Christians worldwide, including 1 in 5 believers in Africa, 2 in 5 in Asia, and 1 in 16 in Latin America. According to their top 50 countries for Christian persecution, North Korea ranked No. 1, as it has every year except for 2022 when Afghanistan briefly displaced it. The rest of the top 10 reshuffled but remained the same: Somalia (No. 2), Libya (No. 3), Eritrea (No. 4), Yemen (No. 5), Nigeria (No. 6), Pakistan (No. 7), Sudan (No. 8), Iran (No. 9), and Afghanistan (No. 10).
Remember to pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ who are suffering persecutions. In Nigeria there’s a believer killed every 2 hours at least! Prayer is our most powerful tool when used earnestly and consistently! I love Psalm 91 myself, beginning with verse 1 and 2. Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Here are 4 more you can use to pray for our persecuted brethren.
Stay tuned as I’ll be back tomorrow (God willing) to talk about the persecution of true believers in America with the Noahide laws. Blessings to you all
Johnny
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