Help those who face violent hostility to their faith

“Here comes the betrayer of Islam. He should not see the light of the day.”

Townspeople were shouting. A mob began to form in the Ugandan village marketplace.

A 22-year-old man named Abudu Amisi — who had just converted to Christianity from Islam two weeks prior — was surrounded by angry neighbors threatening to take his life.

Then, they did.

Abudu was attacked, “stabbed multiple times … and died en route to a hospital,” according to Morning Star News.

His “crime” — his “betrayal”? Becoming a Christian.

It is unthinkable. It is barbaric. But it is commonplace in Uganda, in Nigeria, and in other countries where the name of Jesus is hated and the Gospel is despised.

You and I know “our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against … the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms” (Ephesians 6:12).

This believer’s death is evidence of the intense spiritual warfare that’s waged in Uganda, across Islamist-controlled countries in North Africa, in harsh regions of the Middle East, and anywhere persecution can get a foothold.

Today, I urge you to stand firm (as Ephesians 6 declares in verse 14-18) for the sake of our persecuted brothers and sisters who face violent hostility to their faith.

Your gift to Liberty Relief International today will help our Christ-centered partners provide resources like emergency food, water, aid, necessities, and access to health care … and even spiritual and emotional support like trauma counseling, discipleship materials, Bibles, and more.

In addition, please pray that Christians across America will come together to support believers overseas … that the Lord will use LRI to be a tangible blessing to children, families, and communities in need.

Please respond as generously as you can to help comfort and sustain members of the persecuted church.

Thank you in advance for your help. Our brothers and sisters in Christ need it more than we can imagine.

Mat Staver

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*Representative names and photos used for security reasons.