Persecution in Pakistan – please pray and help if you can.

The following message is from Rev. Faraz Malik about the situation in Pakistan. Please contact him directly if you can help in any way.

See also this link to the Persecuted Church website which is also carrying the story:
The Persecuted Church

Dear Bishops,

I want to inform you about very sad news, now it is very hard day by day for Pakistani Christians. It is time to pray for the believers living in Pakistan.

Thursday April, 23, 2009 night chase erupted when some unidentified people scribbled the slogans on the walls of churches at Surjani town, Khuda Ke Basti and Taser Town Karachi City, against the Christianity and highlighting the Islam. The theme of the slogans was to leave the Christianity and accept the Islam. All Christian become a Muslim and the Talban are the true Muslims and if you do not accept the Islam you will be killed. “Talban Zindabad” Islam Zindabad” Nizm-e-Islam Zindabad”

According to the local people and eye witnesses that some armed men came in the night and opened the gun fire on the church buildings. When the people heard the voice they came out form their houses to see what happened, and the armed people started firing on the people. The same time three Christian people were died and many where wounded, three churches, six houses, over dozen of shops and push cars were set ablaze.

It is very hard and difficult time for Pakistani Christians because Talbanization is growing day by day in this country.

PRAYER REQUESTS.

Please pray for Pakistani Christians, victims of the incident, their families and the Families of those people who died and wounded.

For those whom house were set ablaze, churches damaged and set ablaze.
The Christian community is the poorer community of the country, they do not have recourses to repair their houses, they need your prayer and financial support to repair the houses and churches.
Please Send this prayer and financial request to your friends, churches and ministries to help us to help the victims.
You’re Prayers and Financial Support will help the victims. Join our hands in helping the saints in Pakistan.

In Christ,

Rev. Faraz Malik
President
Bible Research Forum
Contact +92-300-4790599 +92-42-5273221