(Compass) – Police raided a large wedding ceremony in the Eritrean capital of Asmara on Saturday, May 28, arresting at least 250 guests present, including Benyam Gezae and his bride and their wedding party. Police authorities reportedly contacted the families of all the imprisoned Christians, and after detaining the wedding party over night at the Expo police station, released most of the prisoners found to be members of legally sanctioned churches. However, 70 individuals belonging to the outlawed Protestant churches still remain under arrest. The authorities have pressured these evangelical Christians to abandon their beliefs and return to one of the legal churches. The word on the street in Asmara is that these arrests were direct retaliation for the protest vigil held three days earlier in front of the Eritrean Embassy in Washington, D.C., one informed source told Compass. The vigil marked the third anniversary of a harsh government crackdown launched in May 2002 against Eritrea s evangelical Christians and other religious minorities.
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A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday morning, killing and injuring thousands of people, and leaving a path of aftershocks and destruction.
“The earthquake has brought a heightened sense of fear among a population that has already suffered so much displacement and destruction from conflict,” said ICC Middle East Regional Manager Joseph Daniel. “And now, to experience such a devastating natural disaster, it results in a feeling of helplessness and hopelessness for many.
“Crises like this present an opportunity for persecuted Christians in Syria and Turkey to demonstrate the example of Christ’s love with their neighbors, even with their persecutors, who are all suffering through this shared catastrophe.”
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Recently, a joint military operation between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo successfully rescued over one hundred civilians who were being held hostage by the Islamic extremist group Allied Democratic Forces. One of the women who was rescued described her escape from the ADF:
“The soldiers arrived when we were in the middle of praying. They were firing several bullets, which allowed us to flee and we were in the middle of the bush.”
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1/06/2023 DRC (International Christian Concern) – Recently, a joint military operation between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo successfully rescued over one hundred civilians who were be...Glory be to God and may the blood of Yeshua cover you all.