Focus on persecuted Christians: about 620 defenseless Christians in Nigeria have been killed since the year began

Lord, be merciful!

- We should stand with the persecuted church of Nigeria. Genocide warning. Nigeria is ranked 12th on Open Doors' 2020 World Watch List of countries where Christians suffer the most persecution.


CBN news: "REPORT: 620 Nigerian Christians Killed So Far This Year by Muslim Militants Boko Haram, Fulani Herdsmen" (18.5.2020)
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/2020/may/report-620-nigerian-christians-killed-so-far-this-year-by-muslim-militants-boko-haram-fulani-herdmen
"A report released late last week by a Nigerian organization estimates around 620 Christians were killed in the African country by Islamic militants during the first five months of 2020 alone.

The International Society for Civil Liberties & Rule of Law (ISCLRL), an organization not aligned with the Nigerian government, released the report which also warned militant Fulani herdsmen and the Boko Haram has intensified their anti-Christian violence in the old Middle Belt and Northeast regions of the country with the burning or destroying of their centers of worship and learning. In addition, hundreds of homes have been destroyed."

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Download the report here:
http://intersociety-ng.org/site-administrator/downloads/category/4-intersociety-advocacy-news#

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"If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together." 1 Cor. 12:26 (ESV)

"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?" Rom. 8:35 (ESV)

"My times are in your hand; rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors!" Ps. 31:15 (ESV)

“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Matt. 5:10 (ESV)


"Abide with me" (King's College Choir, Cambridge):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deJDkU6qiGE

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