Bangladesh Christians flee after attack on house church
by Staff
August 22, 2008
(christiansunite.com) - Muslim militants attacked the pastor of a recently established house church in the village of Bagulagari, Bangladesh on August 1, according to reports from Open Doors. The militants used violence to pressure Pastor Majid into giving up the names of local mission workers and damaged his home.Pastor Majid along with other believers have fled to a safe area due to the growing pressure Christians have been facing to reconvert back to Islam. According to another pastor in the area, Muslim villagers have petitioned local authorities to ban Christian activities and threatened to take action against believers themselves if their demands are not met.
Pray for the pastors and church leaders in Bangladesh. Pray that the Lord will give them strength as they face persecution. Pray also that the Muslim villagers may come to know the Good News.
For more information on the persecution of Christians in Bangladesh, go to www.persecution.net/bangladesh.htm.
