"What we saw and heard and touched is the material for nightmares, a human hell," reported an American Episcopal priest returning from a January 1998 trip to Sudan.
The country of Sudan, already enduring seemingly endless civil war, is being devastated by a jihad led by the militant Islamic regime in Khartoum. Their tactics include aerial bombardment of citizens, scorched earth and destruction of livestock, forced displacement of over three million people, abduction, imprisonment, torture, execution of men, abduction and enslavement of women and children, and forced Islamization and conscription. The government justifies its reign of terror and Sudan persecution by claiming that it is a "divine mission" in the name of Allah.
By their own admission, militant Muslims see Sudan persecution as only the first step in an attempt to impose their brand of radical Islam all the way to the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.
Albania girl pays for her faith with her life
As she began studying God's Word last year, Zana Gjoni, a young Albanian girl, appealed to her Muslim friends and neighbors to commit their lives to God. She began a letter with Peter's words in Acts 3:19 - "Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out...."
Zana was confident her own sins had been wiped clean when she accepted Christ as her Savior.
Zana eagerly learned more and more about Jesus, accepting Him as Lord and Savior of her life. Her once-dark life now shone brightly with God's love. But there were those around her who would not accept the change in her life, her love for the Lord. They threatened her - and on August 9, 2000, they raped and killed her.
Christians in Indonesia are fleeing for their lives as Muslim jihad warriors continue their latest plans to bring all Indonesia under Islamic "sharia" law. In Ambon, the terrorist group Laskar Jihad Ahluss Sunnah Wal Jamaah is now ready to pursue a Jihad mission in Poso, central Sulawesi. A banner on the web site of the Laskar Jihad (www.LaskarJihad.or.id) promotes violence and incites Muslims to join the ranks of the jihad to fight against the Christians in Poso, throughout Indonesia and beyond.
(July 25, 2001 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) The government of Saudi Arabia appears to be launching a major sweep of Christians in the city of Jeddah. At 12:00 midnight Wednesday, July 25 five agents of the Ministry of Interior (MOI) once again raided another home of a Christian suspected of leading home meetings at which Christians gather for prayer and Bible study.
Eskinder Menghis, an Ethiopian working in Saudi Arabia, was awakened along with his wife and three children as MOI agents entered the family's home. The agents gathered up Bibles, books, family photos, video and audio tapes as they forced Eskinder to go to police headquarters for interrogation.
Eskinder's name was on a list containing several names and addresses of Christians living in Jeddah who were on a computer taken when MOI agents conducted a late night raid on the home of Prabhu Isaac a week ago today. He was subjected to psychological torture until the names of the Christian leaders of the home meetings were extracted from him. Prabhu is from India and has worked in a hospital in Jeddah for the past 17 years. He remains under arrest in the Farifia Prison. His wife has made a tearful appeal for help in getting her husband out of prison, but so far no government has been willing to intervene, including the United States.
Yep, a real "peace-loving" bunch, I'd say.
Story Filed: Monday, March 06, 2000 5:50 PM EST
CATHOLICS BANISH PROTESTANTS IN SOUTHERN MEXICAN TOWN
Las Margaritas, Mexico, Mar 06, 2000 (EFE via COMTEX) -- Roman Catholics in the predominantly indigenous southern Mexican town of Plan de Ayala expelled some 150 evangelical Protestants, a spokesman for the banished group said Monday.
Jorge Hernandez said a mob toting guns and machetes on Sunday gathered in the center of town, fired shots into the air and called for all Evangelicals to leave Plan de Ayala.
After a group of Evangelicals left, the mob, reportedly led by two local officials, ransacked the houses of 31 families, Hernandez said.
The whereabouts of several women, children and elderly people were still unknown Monday, Hernandez said. Many of those expelled ran into the hills seeking refuge.
Chiapas state officials and security forces have arrived in Plan de Ayala to mediate a solution and deter any further use of force.
The resident Catholics have threatened to expel another 300 Evangelists still living in town.
The Catholics have been pressuring the Evangelicals to leave town for several months. In January, 10 Protestants were put in jail when they filed for a permit to build a church.
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Where will it end? Where do we draw the line?