Violent mobs in some parts of Egypt are being allowed to attack our Christian family and their homes – and walk away scot-free.
Please pray for friends and relatives of Fam Mary Khalaf, a 27-year-old stabbed to death by a mob on Sunday. There have been three incidents of anti-Christian riots in Egypt in the past month – all apparently triggered by rumours of new churches being built.
Three other Christians were seriously injured by the same mob that killed Fam in Tahana El-Gabal village on Sunday. The attack began when local Muslims threatened to kill a young Christian boy whose father is a pastor.
Two days earlier, in Abu Yacoub village, a mob attacked Christians and set fire to five houses. The attack lasted several hours: firefighters arrived long after the homes were destroyed.
Similar riots were reported in Kom El Loofy village, Minya, and in Amriya, south of Alexandria, last month. Meanwhile, in Luxor, a suspicious fire gutted the Church of the Archangel Michael in Al-Madamoud on Saturday.
Egyptian Christians are concerned that, even if proposed laws allow them greater freedom to construct church buildings, hardline Muslims will not respect the law.
- Pray that God’s people in Egypt will know that He leads them by the hand and promises to help them (Isaiah 41:13).
- Ask God to comfort Fam Mary Khalaf’s family and heal his injured friends.
- Pray that justice will be done and that hardliners will no longer be able to attack Christians with impunity.
Please forward this email to Christian friends so that they can pray too.
