Terrorism Against Christians Intensifying in Indonesia

> > ______________________________ Forward Header __________________________________ > Subject: Terrorism Against Christians Intensifying in Indonesia > Author: at Internet > Date: 12/2/01 11:12 PM > > > Friends . . . > I have two (related) urgent messages for you. The first is from an > American pastor friend and the second from an Australian pastor, whose > church is in Indonesia. I have personally met both of these men and, > knowing them and having been to Indonesia myself many times, I can verify > that these reports are true! I am asking you to pray about this situation > and to do what you can to get this information to those in authority in > your nation (especially presidents, prime ministers, governors, > congressmen, senators, the UN, etc.) What is happening on Sulawesi Island > is no different than the "ethnic cleansing" in Kosovo a few years ago, that > shocked the world and prompted military action by NATO. The only > difference is that this time, it's the Muslims trying to wipe out the > Christians. The NATO allies rushed in with military aid for the Muslims of > Kosovo, so where is the military aid for the Christians of Sulawesi? It > could be that we will not see military aid very soon, as the eyes of the > world are on Afghanistan, so we need to just trust that God Almighty, the > Lord of Hosts, will defend His people. Please pray and if you have ANY > kind of contacts that can get this news into the hand of those who will > report it to the world, please do so. > > -Ken Sandberg > > > Message 1 from Carl Cady -- > > Dear Friends-- > I just got back from Indonesia today. There is a very urgent need for > prayer. In Central Sulawesi (Poso and Tentena) a force of as many as > 10-15,000 well armed jihad terrorists are launching attacks against > Christians. There is a population of 60,000 Christians whose homes and > lives are being threatened. They have a small number of police protecting > them. The Jihad have declared December as "Bloody December". This is a > real threat. Please pray. > I have received these e-mails I am forwarding to you from Jeff Hammond, > who is a friend of mine. I just spent a week with him in Indonesia. Jeff is > an expert on the crisis and is greatly loved by the people for his valor and > sacrifice for them. He was in Poso and Tentena 10 days ago and lived there > for seven years. Please read the messages and pray. Please contact any > national government leader who could help. This is urgent!!! > I will send more as I get it. > We are asking for a miracle!!!! > > Please Pray-- > Carl Cady > > > Message 2, from Pastor Jeff Hammond -- > I'm in Jakarta as I write this, and it's MIDNIGHT Saturday night (in > Tentena it's 1.00 am Sunday morning). I have just been on the phone with > Tentena. The village of Sepe, one of the last Christian strongholds has > fallen and is being looted, destroyed and burned to the ground by the jihad > terrorists, even as I type and the village of Silanca is under attack. > Reports from the fleeing villagers state that military units have joined in > with the jihad terrorists in attacking the villages and the fleeing > villagers who fled to the military barracks in Kawua are being turned away > by the military even as I type this email. The next section comes from > reports to the Jakarta Post. > Other eyewitness accounts point to scores of dead and thousands of > mainly-Christian homes destroyed at the hands of well organized, uniformed > militia equipped with machine-guns, rocket launchers and even bulldozers. > Father Jimmy, told The Jakarta Post by telephone from Tentena, about 40 > kilometers south of Poso town, on Friday that more than 50,000 residents > and refugees were in danger of fresh attacks after extremist militia > bombarded the villages of Betalemba, Patiwunga, Tangkura, Sanginora and > Debua over the last three days. "All houses and other buildings in > Sanginora and Debua were flattened when the terrorist groups attacked the > two villages on Thursday. They are nearing Tentena where around 50,000 > villagers from Betalemba, Patiwunga and Tangkura are taking refuge," he > said. He said the militiamen would easily capture Tentena as only a dozen > security personnel were stationed in the subdistrict while a score of > security personnel from the Palu Military District and the Police's Mobile > Brigade had already pulled out because of a lack of logistical supports > from the Poso administration. "The civilian militias have killed many local > people and burned down thousands of houses and churches in five villages > located between Poso and Tentena over the last three days," the bishop told > the Post here on Thursday. > This news needs to be quickly brought to the attention of Presidents, > Prime Ministers and the UN. The residents of Tentena have been awoken and > all men are being put on guard around the city while the women and children > have packed small bags to prepare to evacuate into the jungles. If these > terrorists make it through to Tentena, the massacre will begin. We could be > within 48 hours of the final onslaught. Urgent pressure must be put on the > Indonesian Govt, or if they continue to condone this terrorism and genocide > to take place, they must face the condemnation of the international > community. The Human Rights Commission in Geneva needs to be given this > information. > Pressure on man may not be enough, nor soon enough, so we need to cry ou > t > to the Lord for His supernatural intervention. > > Jeff Hammond > >

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Subject: Terrorism Against Christians Intensifying in Indonesia

Author: at Internet

Date: 12/2/01 11:12 PM

Friends . . .

I have two (related) urgent messages for you. The first is from an

American pastor friend and the second from an Australian pastor, whose

church is in Indonesia. I have personally met both of these men and,

knowing them and having been to Indonesia myself many times, I can verify

that these reports are true! I am asking you to pray about this situation

and to do what you can to get this information to those in authority in

your nation (especially presidents, prime ministers, governors,

congressmen, senators, the UN, etc.) What is happening on Sulawesi Island

is no different than the "ethnic cleansing" in Kosovo a few years ago, that

shocked the world and prompted military action by NATO. The only

difference is that this time, it's the Muslims trying to wipe out the

Christians. The NATO allies rushed in with military aid for the Muslims of

Kosovo, so where is the military aid for the Christians of Sulawesi? It

could be that we will not see military aid very soon, as the eyes of the

world are on Afghanistan, so we need to just trust that God Almighty, the

Lord of Hosts, will defend His people. Please pray and if you have ANY

kind of contacts that can get this news into the hand of those who will

report it to the world, please do so.

-Ken Sandberg

Message 1 from Carl Cady --

Dear Friends--

I just got back from Indonesia today. There is a very urgent need for

prayer. In Central Sulawesi (Poso and Tentena) a force of as many as

10-15,000 well armed jihad terrorists are launching attacks against

Christians. There is a population of 60,000 Christians whose homes and

lives are being threatened. They have a small number of police protecting

them. The Jihad have declared December as "Bloody December". This is a

real threat. Please pray.

I have received these e-mails I am forwarding to you from Jeff Hammond,

who is a friend of mine. I just spent a week with him in Indonesia. Jeff is

an expert on the crisis and is greatly loved by the people for his valor and

sacrifice for them. He was in Poso and Tentena 10 days ago and lived there

for seven years. Please read the messages and pray. Please contact any

national government leader who could help. This is urgent!!!

I will send more as I get it.

We are asking for a miracle!!!!

Please Pray--

Carl Cady

Message 2, from Pastor Jeff Hammond --

I'm in Jakarta as I write this, and it's MIDNIGHT Saturday night (in

Tentena it's 1.00 am Sunday morning). I have just been on the phone with

Tentena. The village of Sepe, one of the last Christian strongholds has

fallen and is being looted, destroyed and burned to the ground by the jihad

terrorists, even as I type and the village of Silanca is under attack.

Reports from the fleeing villagers state that military units have joined in

with the jihad terrorists in attacking the villages and the fleeing

villagers who fled to the military barracks in Kawua are being turned away

by the military even as I type this email. The next section comes from

reports to the Jakarta Post.

Other eyewitness accounts point to scores of dead and thousands of

mainly-Christian homes destroyed at the hands of well organized, uniformed

militia equipped with machine-guns, rocket launchers and even bulldozers.

Father Jimmy, told The Jakarta Post by telephone from Tentena, about 40

kilometers south of Poso town, on Friday that more than 50,000 residents

and refugees were in danger of fresh attacks after extremist militia

bombarded the villages of Betalemba, Patiwunga, Tangkura, Sanginora and

Debua over the last three days. "All houses and other buildings in

Sanginora and Debua were flattened when the terrorist groups attacked the

two villages on Thursday. They are nearing Tentena where around 50,000

villagers from Betalemba, Patiwunga and Tangkura are taking refuge," he

said. He said the militiamen would easily capture Tentena as only a dozen

security personnel were stationed in the subdistrict while a score of

security personnel from the Palu Military District and the Police's Mobile

Brigade had already pulled out because of a lack of logistical supports

from the Poso administration. "The civilian militias have killed many local

people and burned down thousands of houses and churches in five villages

located between Poso and Tentena over the last three days," the bishop told

the Post here on Thursday.

This news needs to be quickly brought to the attention of Presidents,

Prime Ministers and the UN. The residents of Tentena have been awoken and

all men are being put on guard around the city while the women and children

have packed small bags to prepare to evacuate into the jungles. If these

terrorists make it through to Tentena, the massacre will begin. We could be

within 48 hours of the final onslaught. Urgent pressure must be put on the

Indonesian Govt, or if they continue to condone this terrorism and genocide

to take place, they must face the condemnation of the international

community. The Human Rights Commission in Geneva needs to be given this

information.

Pressure on man may not be enough, nor soon enough, so we need to cry out

to the Lord for His supernatural intervention.

Jeff Hammond

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