Two Pastors Martyred in Colombia
by Staff
July 18, 2007
(christiansunite.com) - Two Pentecostal pastors were shot and killed by assailants suspected to be members of the leftist guerrilla group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in the village of El Dorado on July 5. According to a July 10 report from Christian Solidarity Worldwide, at approximately 8:00 p.m., a group of armed men wearing camouflage clothing approached Pastor Humberto Mendez (63) and Pastor Joel Cruz Garcia (27) while they were preaching in an open-air service.
The armed men called the pastors by name and led them away. The next day, both of their bodies were found with gunshot wounds to the head.
Both Humberto and Joel are survived by a wife and children. Pray that the Holy Spirit will fill their family members' hearts with the comfort that comes from knowing that those who die in Christ will be raised with Him (1 Thessalonians 4:15-18). Ask God to bring about true justice in these murders.
For more information on the persecution of Christians in Colombia, go to www.persecution.net/country/colombia.htm.
