De laatste weekis het geweld in Punjab, Pakistan, enorm toegenomen. Moslims vallen de Christelijke dorpbewoners aan. Zeven christenen zijn levend verbrand in hun huizen en anderen zijn met automatische vuurwapens beschoten. Meer dan 60 huizen zijn in brand gestoken. en meer dan 1000 Christenen zijn gaan vluchten in naburige dorpen.
De Christenen vormen een religieuze minderheid in Pakistan. Hun 2,8 miljoen maken slechts 1,1% van de totale bevolking. 90% van de Christenen verblijven in Punjab, welke hen tot de grootste religieuze minderheid in de provincie. 60% leven in de dorpen en er zijn verscheidene Broeders in Christus en ecclesias. Sommige van onze broeders en zusters hebben familieleden in de getroffen dorpen.
Monday 3 August 2009
Verhoogd geweld in Punjab, Pakistan
Pakistan, increasing violence in Punjab
Over the past week there has been increasing violence in Punjab, Pakistan, as Muslims attack Christian villagers. Seven Christians have been burnt alive and their houses torched and others have been shot by Muslims with automatic firearms while fleeing the violence. More than 60 homes have been burned down. There are thousands of Christians stranded and in hiding in nearby villages.
There is a pattern of violence against Christians in Punjab. The Christians of Pakistan are the largest religious minority in Pakistan. The total number of Christians in Pakistan is 2.8 million, or 1.1% of the population. More than 90 percent of the country’s Christians reside in Punjab, making them the largest religious minority in the province. And 60 percent of them live in the villages. There are several ecclesias and many Christadelphians in Punjab.
Some of our brothers and sisters have relatives in villages close to the violence.
Pakistan, increasing violence in Punjab
Over the past week there has been increasing violence in Punjab, Pakistan, as Muslims attack Christian villagers. Seven Christians have been burnt alive and their houses torched and others have been shot by Muslims with automatic firearms while fleeing the violence. More than 60 homes have been burned down. There are thousands of Christians stranded and in hiding in nearby villages.
There is a pattern of violence against Christians in Punjab. The Christians of Pakistan are the largest religious minority in Pakistan. The total number of Christians in Pakistan is 2.8 million, or 1.1% of the population. More than 90 percent of the country’s Christians reside in Punjab, making them the largest religious minority in the province. And 60 percent of them live in the villages. There are several ecclesias and many Christadelphians in Punjab.
Some of our brothers and sisters have relatives in villages close to the violence.
Gebed heeft ons getroost in ons verdriet
"Gebed heeft ons getroost in ons verdriet
en zal bijdragen aan de versterking van ons voor de reis verder. "
- GWB
"De Heer heeft, mijn schreeuw om genade gehoord;
de Heer aanvaardt mijn gebed. "
Psalm 6:9
Hoor mijn roep om erbarmen, oh God.
Versta mij en verhoor mij.
Laat mijn gebeden tot U komen
en laat ze mijn wensen duidelijk overmaken.
Hoor en aanvaardt mijn gebeden
en laat ze tot mijn versterking komen.
God, ik ben dankbaar dat het gebed mij kan troosten in mijn verdriet
en dat het mij hoop kan geven,
doordat ik weet dat U naar mij wil luisteren
en mijn gebeden wil aanvaarden.
English version > Prayer has comforted us in sorrow
Prayer has comforted us in sorrow
"Prayer has comforted us in sorrow
and will help strengthen us for the journey ahead."
- GWB
"The LORD has heard my cry for mercy;
the LORD accepts my prayer."
Psalm 6:9
Hear my cry for mercy, oh God.
Understand me and hear me.
Let my prayers come to you
and let them make my wishes clear.
Hear and accept my prayers
and allow them to strengthen me.
God, I am grateful that the prayer could comfort me in my grief
and that it can give me hope,
because I know that you want to listen to me
and that you want to accept my prayers.
Dutch version / Nederlandse versie > Gebed heeft ons getroost in ons verdriet
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| Hasekura in prayer, following his conversion to Christianity in Madrid in 1615. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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