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Korian and Gojra Christian houses burned In the early morning of Saturday 1st August a huge crowd of angry men arrived at the small Christian village of Korian in the heart of Punjab. They were enraged by an unfounded rumour that a Christian had torn up pages from the Koran. They set fire to about 50 Christian homes. No one died but the Christian colony was destroyed. Tariq Iqbal who runs the Sadaye Aman school and
prison ministry in Sargodha drove to Korian on the
Saturday morning to see the situation. The houses were
still burning. He met the Bishop of Faisalabad and some
other concerned people who wanted to help. They did not
know that the mob was still moving towards Gojra and that
worse was yet to come. In Gojra a riot took place in the evening of the same day. Fifty more Christian homes were destroyed. Six members of a family—and one other—were burned alive in their home. Many Pakistani Christians contributed material help to those who had lost their homes. There was a national outpouring of grief and anger. Starfish Asia also provided some money which was used by our partners (Sadaye Aman, Sargodha and Fellowship of Christ, Lahore) to provide Bibles, food and beds for the suffering. The FOC ladies team also visited and prayed for the bereaved. The Government has also been quick to respond. The burned houses were quickly demolished at Government expense and new houses are being constructed.
Pray for the Christians of Gojra and Korian. Bilal Town Christians under pressure Pastor Shamshad oversses and directs to work of the Gospel School in Bilal Town, a large area of poor Christians in southwest Lahore. Her has faced some serious problems with criminals in the area who have been attacking the homes of Christians. This is part of his report: The Land Mafia is occupying the properties of poor Christians and threatening them with weapons. These are terrorists and many Christians have been persecuted by them. On July 7th, 2009 the Christians arranged a protest strike and went to the home of the Chief Minister of Punjab. Many news Paper published this news, but so far the government has not take any action against them. Being a Pastor I am with my Church people and handing this situation. We need your prayers.
Summer Camp
Thank the Lord we arranged a summer camp from 1st June to 15th July. The children from our school learned many things in this camp about their education, Jesus' Love, Prayer, Worship and they also had a lot of fun together. On the last day we gave lunch to the children -- they really enjoyed this event.
Also the children are praying for a new school building and for peace in Pakistan.
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