10/18/2018 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Into the early hours of Friday, September 8, 2017, Fulani militants invaded the Christian village of Ancha in Miango District of Plateau State, Nigeria. They brutally killed 20 and injured five others. Nineteen of the murdered victims were members of Salama Baptist Church, while one belonged to a local Methodist church. One family was completely wiped out with no succeeding generations left.

The church and pastor were traumatized and needed spiritual, emotional, and physical encourage­ment. Making matters more difficult, the community is situated in a rural part of Miango District where there is no access to social amenities, particularly healthcare. Transportation is also quite challenging for the pastor as he seeks to provide adequate pastoral care for his congregation.

Your dollars enabled us to purchase a motorcycle for the Salama Baptist Church in Ancha to assist the pastor in providing more wide-ranging pastoral care and evangelism, and provide rescue assis­tance whenever the need arises. This purchase also provided the church with encouragement and the assurance that their brothers and sisters in Christ around the world are supporting them.

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