PRAYER: Fifty Christians Mostly Women and Children Killed Mercilessly by Jihadists in Congo Republic

Allan I. Varquez : May 18, 2016
Gospel Herald

"Between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. the enemy sneaked through army positions and killed peaceful residents in their homes..."

[Gospel Herald] Jihadists in the Democratic Republic of Congo killed without mercy 50 Christians mostly women and children this month of May alone, adding to their 500 victims from the time they began their rampage in 2014. (Photo: Reuters/via Gospel Herald)

In one incident last May 4 the Islamic militants stormed the country's eastern region leaving 34 people dead including eight women and four children.
 
"Between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. the enemy sneaked through army positions and killed peaceful residents in their homes by slashing their throat," local administrator Bernard Amisi Kalonda said.
 
Two days after they launched another attack killing 13 people including two members of the Church on the Rock mission.
 
"We are heartbroken, half-terrified, questioning our faith, but again we are determined and..."
 
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