Persecution

Perhaps some of you are aware of Abdul Rahman who was arrested last month in Afghanistan on charges of apostasy. He had become a Christian several years ago. That is an offense against Islam and is deserving of death. In the last few days a couple of other Christians have been arrested.

This past weekend, one young Afghan convert to Christianity was beaten severely outside his home by a group of six men, who finally knocked him unconscious with a hard blow to his temple. He woke up in the hospital two hours later but was discharged before morning. "Our brother remains steadfast, despite the ostracism and beatings," one of his friends said. Several other Afghan Christians have been subjected to police raids on their homes and places of work in the past month, as well as to telephone threats.

Pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters.