The pastor of Evangelical Victory Church lamented that they might not be allowed to gather and worship at their church for a while because of the threats they have been receiving. “Last Sunday, we did not worship at our church because of security concerns. Our freedom of worship has been violated and we can only pray for a time when the Muslim community will allow Christians to worship without fear of being attacked. Our members are now scattered and we are uncertain about meeting this coming Sunday because we have received notes at our church warning us against going to church, praying and preaching.”

“Few suspects have been arraigned in court and further investigations into the matter are being conducted,” noted Pastor Matthew of End Time Army Church. “Some of the arrested people are Christians who were picked from our church and they are assisting in identifying the assailants.”

Pastor Samson of the Evangelical Christian Church of Africa urges Christians to continue praying for the churches in Kiamaiko. “The influx of the Somali people who are majorly Muslims has posed a great danger to the churches in Kiamaiko. They have erected four mosques and are looking for portions to build other mosques. They have been threatening churches to leave so that they can build mosques on those plots. We need prayers from all Christians who hear about what we are going through.”

The attack on these churches comes a few weeks into the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Security groups are warning that the al-Qaeda-linked group al-Shabaab could be planning on carrying out terror attacks throughout Kenya. Churches have been urged to have armed guards and install surveillance equipment to help curb the threat. Please join us in praying for these churches during this tense season.

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