Ugandan pastor Micah Byamukama survived a knife attack but died five days later after his food was poisoned.
Please pray for Pastor Micah’s grieving family. They believe the same man was behind both attempts on Micah’s life: a local Muslim angered by a discussion about faith he had had with the pastor.
In the first attack, the man allegedly hired a group to attack Pastor Micah with knives in Kasecha village in eastern Uganda – but they fled after neighbours responded to his cries for help. Five days later, the same man visited Micah, in an apparent show of reconciliation. The man allegedly laced Micah’s food with insecticide as they shared a meal together.
Pastor Micah, who was 61, died later that evening at the local health centre. At least six Christians in eastern Uganda, where there are large Muslim populations, have been killed or brutally attacked this year; others have been forced to flee due to death threats.
- Pray that God will comfort and provide for Pastor Micah’s family.
- Pray that officials in eastern Uganda will take firm action to halt the spread of extremism and violence against Christians.
- Ask God to strengthen His people in eastern Uganda. Pray they will put their total trust in the Lord and not in their ‘own understanding’ (Proverbs 3:5).
UPDATES
Praise God for the early release from prison of Thaddeus Nguyen Van Ly, a Vietnamese church leader, human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee (Prayer Alert, February 12, 2013). He was sentenced to eight years in jail for slander and libel against the state in 2007 – and was freed on Friday, ahead of President Obama’s visit to Vietnam this week. The 65-year-old has spent a total of more than 15 years in jail and is partially paralysed after several strokes. (Source: Christian Solidarity Worldwide)
Pray for our brother in China, imprisoned pastor Yang Hua, whose lawyers believe he has been tortured in jail. Pastor Yang, who leads Huoshi Church in Guiyang, Guizhou province, has been held since December and was officially arrested for ‘divulging state secrets’ in January (Prayer Alert, February 19). (Source: China Aid)
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