Al-Shabab Militants Attack Village in Lamu West, Kenya

March 28, 2024 — 3/28/2024 Kenya (International Christian Concern) – On the evening of March 24, Ziwa la Taa village in Witu, Lamu County, was jolted by a devastating attack that left its residents in...

Life After a Terrorist Attack in Kenya

March 8, 2024 — Young Survivor Displays Resilience, Transformation, and Gratitude to ICC 03/08/2024 Kenya (International Christian Concern) -- Rebekah is a Kenyan victim and survivor of a terrorist attack that occurred three years...

Providing Hope After Al-Shabab Attacks

March 4, 2024 — 03/04/2024 Kenya (International Christian Concern) – In October 2023, al-Shabab terrorists attacked Lamu West, burning six homes, attacking trucks on the road, and killing innocent people caught in their path. Given...

Al-Shabab Kidnaps and Kills Christian Man

December 11, 2023 — Poromoko village in Lamu attacked by Islamic terrorist group al-Shabab, ten days after a similar incident. 12/11/2023 Kenya (International Christian Concern) — Suspected al-Shabab terrorists kidnapped and killed a 60-year-old...

Christians in Kenya Want Greater Protection from Al-Shabab

November 29, 2023 — Poromoko and Marafa villages attacked by Islamic militia leaving a trail of destruction and loss of life 11/29/2023 Kenya (International Christian Concern) -- In Lamu West Sub County, a tragic...

Kenyan Villagers Recall Fateful Attack by Terrorists

October 17, 2023 — 10/18/2023 Kenya (International Christian Concern) -- On the fateful night of Sept. 19, 2023, the Salama Village in Kenya was engulfed in terror as a jihadist group invaded the peaceful...

I Forgive, I Forgive, I Forgive: The Life and Legacy of Sister Leonella Sgorbati

September 28, 2023 — 09/31/2023 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In the 1970s, Sister Leonella Sgorbati of Italy first stepped foot in Africa, where she would spend the next several decades until her untimely...

Security Officer in Lamu Plants a Church for the Persecuted Community

September 5, 2023 — 09/05/2023 Kenya (International Christian Concern) – In the heart of a community facing unique religious and social challenges, Paul, a National Police Reservist, is a pastor and a beacon of...

Kenyan Church and Homes Torched by Terrorists

August 25, 2023 — 08/25/2023 Kenya (International Christian Concern) -- A church in Salama Village, Lamu, Kenya, was set on fire and destroyed and nine houses also burned in a terrorist attack this week....

Terrorists Kill Two, Burn Down Church and Ten Homes in Kenya

August 23, 2023 — 08/23/2023 Kenya (International Christian Concern) -- Suspected al-Shabaab terrorists killed two people in Kenya on Tuesday and burned down ten homes and a church. In a separate incident, the terrorists...

Al-Shabaab Kills One Passenger, Injures 10

August 1, 2023 — 08/01/2023 Kenya (International Christian Concern) – Al-Shabaab militants ambushed vehicles, killed one person, and injured 10 others in Lamu, Kenya, on August 1. “Today at approximately 7:40 a.m., suspected...

Al-Shabaab Violence Continues to Escalate

July 6, 2023 — 07/06/2023 East Africa (International Christian Concern) – Al-Shabaab shows no signs of decline as violence remains on the rise in East Africa as the Islamic terrorist group made many headlines in...

Love and Loss in the Face of Terror

July 6, 2023 — 07/06/2023 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In the arid lands of northeastern Kenya, a chilling tragedy unfolded for four families as al-Shabaab, the notorious Somali-based Islamic terrorist group, executed four...

Five Men Killed by Al-Shabaab Terrorists in Kenya

June 26, 2023 — 6/25/2023 Kenya (International Christian Concern) -- Five men were beheaded and several houses were torched in Salama-Juhudi villages, Lamu, Kenya, after an attack by the Somali-based terrorist group, al-Shabaab, on...

Muslim-Background Believer Finds Healing Through Art

June 23, 2022 — 06/23/2022 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Hamza grew up in Uganda as a devout Muslim. But in 2018, he traveled to Kenya for work, where he was assigned to stay...

Five-Year-Old Narrates His Encounter with the Terrorists that Killed His Father

March 30, 2022 — 03/30/2022 Kenya (International Christian Concern) – The terror attack on January 2, 2022, in the village of Majembeni, Lamu County, Kenya, will forever be etched in Emmanuel’s memory. Emmanuel, who is...