Jul 22, 2025
Encourage and Uplift the Oppressed

Young girls are especially vulnerable in Pakistan.
Young Christian girls even more so.
One family found out firsthand when their neighbor abducted their daughter. The Gatestone Institute reports:
“Three Muslim men broke into a Christian household and kidnapped Ariha, a 12-year-old girl, at gunpoint. According to Sumera, the girl’s mother, the ringleader of the abductors is their 40-year-old neighbor, Sajjad Baloch. When the mother went to the Baloch family and pled for them to intervene and help retrieve Ariha, ‘The next day I received a phone call from Sajjad in which he threatened to rape Ariha and to sell her to sex traffickers if we pursued the matter.’”
Where radical Islam has a strong foothold, persecution of Christians runs rampant. I encourage you to pray for this family, for the safety of their daughter ...
Our Christ-centered partners in nations around the globe tangibly represent the love and compassion of our Savior when life is uncertain and persecution is ongoing.
Please reach out to suffering families like these today. Thank you.
In His service,
Mat Staver
*Representative names and photos used for security reasons.