Correction: Seven Christians Detained in Yemen

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(July 2, 2008) The Washington-DC based human rights group, International Christian Concern (ICC) www.www.persecution.org released a report on June 27, 2008, regarding seven Christians who were arrested by Yemeni Authorities.

We were just informed by our source that, contrary to our original press release, none of the detained Christians are American citizens. In fact, none of the Christians are foreigners at all.

These Christians, however, are still being held in prison and face mistreatment by Yemeni authorities.

Please pray for the safety of these seven Christians, and that the Lord will protect them from torture and other types of mistreatment. Please pray for strength and courage for the seven as they go through this difficult situation, and that they will be released quickly.

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