My heart goes out to a man and his family who have been greatly persecuted in the country of Somolia. As Christians, we should never-never forget those persecuted because of the name of Christ. Here’s a story that’s heartbreaking that demands our prayers:
SOMALIA — Sons of Christian Beheaded
1 Thessalonians 2:2
But even after we had suffered before and were spitefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God in much conflict.
Islamic extremists have beheaded two boys in Somalia because their 55 year old Christian father refused to give them information about an underground church leader. The Muslim extremists from the group al shabaab killed his 11-year-old and 12-year-old son, after abducting them in front of their mother. The terrorists are currently looking for the father in refugee camps. The man was a leader of an underground church. On February 20, the extremists interrogated the father about his relationship with a Christian leader, the leader who discipled the man in the faith and led an underground fellowship with many believers. Wh