ICC Note:

A recent convert from Islam to Christianity was beaten unconscious in a Mosque after admitting to his faith in “Isa,” Jesus. Following the beating, he was taken into police custody. His whereabouts are now unknown. Pastors local to the small town on the outskirts of Nairobi who facilitated Mohammed’s conversion are fearful for his welling. They intend to meet with law enforcement in the coming days to determine where Mohammed is, what has been done to him and whether or not his attackers will be brought to justice.

05/22/2014 Kenya (Morning Star News) – Within three weeks of putting his faith in Christ, a 26-year-old former Muslim in western Kenya was beaten in a mosque and later arrested without charges, Christian leaders said.

Hassan Hussein Mohammed wouldn’t normally have admitted to being a Christian while attending mosque prayers. But he had to explain why his mind and tongue froze last month when told to lead prayers at a mosque in Mogotio, they said.

Sent to Mogotio for an internship from a mosque in Nyahururu, where he was training to become a Muslim leader, Mohammed found himself drawn to a church in the town in Baringo County. Members of a King’s Outreach Church in Mogotio spoke with him about Jesus, and on April 10 he met with church leaders.

“I have just come and want to be prayed for to be a follower of Jesus,” Mohammed told them.

Pastor Victor Kurui prayed for him, and Mohammed received Christ, they said.

Mohammed later went to the mosque only to collect his identification papers, but leaders ordered him to stay and conduct evening prayers. After some hesitation, he agreed. A voice within, he later told church leaders, told him not to lead the prayers, and when he tried to say them his mind blanked. He then admitted that he had accepted “Isa,” Jesus.

Those in the mosque beat him with a blunt object, kicked him and struck him until he was unconscious, he told church leaders. When he regained consciousness a few minutes later, he said, “I am ready to die for Isa, and I forgive you for what you have done to me,” the church leaders told Morning Star News.

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