Christian Aid Rushes Relief to Survivors of Egyptian Terror Attack
by Staff
January 4, 2011
CAIRO, Egypt, (christiansunite.com) -- Christian Aid Mission has called for more relief to be sent to survivors after a terror bomb killed 21 worshippers on the steps of an Alexandria church after New Year's Eve worship services Saturday night.Africa Director Rae Burnett is receiving more pleas for help from indigenous leaders as Al Qaeda threatens more violence on the traditional celebration day of Christmas January 6-7. Christian Aid is collecting emergency funds to help survivors with the relief efforts.
Over 100 were seriously wounded in the New Year's Eve attack which appeared to be a car bomb or suicide bomber. In an email to Christian Aid headquarters in Charlottesville, Virginia an indigenous mission leader pleaded for more prayer as tensions are running high, "We beg you to pray for our co-workers who help us in that area; pray that there will be no more incidents, especially at our Christmas Eve services January 6."
A special financial relief fund was established last month by Christian Aid after local police attacked a church that the central government had approved for re-construction on November 24.
"These are the same people we have been helping all along," said Rae Burnett.
Burnett said the gifts which are being collected will help injured believers who are required to cover their own medical bills at government hospitals and to pay for rebuilding their homes and businesses destroyed during the anti-Christian rioting. Those who have lost family members have the additional expense of burying their dead.
At last report, of the 130 worshippers who were arrested when local police brutally attacked the Christians in November, 50 are still imprisoned. Many of those being held captive by the police are women and children who had come to the church to attend a worship service.
A presidential decree from the central government had been granted to allow the rebuilding of the church, but local officials and police decided to destroy the new building before it could be used for worship this Christmas. Eye witness reports said the police chanted Islamic war cries as they attacked the Christians and proceeded to demolish the building.
Note: Due to ongoing danger, names and most specific locations must be omitted in this report.
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