I love to share good news and I know you enjoy reading it, so I'm very happy to share with you that Shoaib Assadullah, 23 was recently released from jail and is now in a safe location.
The Christian Post is reporting...
Shoaib Assadullah, 23, was threatened with execution for charges of apostasy after giving a Bible to a man who later reported him to authorities. Assadullah was in prison for five months before he was released on bail on March 30. But it was not until April 14 that the Afghan convert to Christianity from Islam received a passport and was able to leave Afghanistan to an undisclosed safe country.
The article goes on to say...
The young Afghan convert’s release comes about a month after fellow convert Said Musa was released after international outcry, including from evangelical leaders such as Rick Warren and John Piper.
Musa’s case set off unprecedented advocacy by evangelical leaders, who engaged in a Twitter campaign to demand Musa’s release, perhaps because he was a 45-year-old amputee and father of six who refused to renounce his faith in Jesus Christ despite facing death for his religious belief.
“My body is theirs to do what they want with. Only God can decide if my spirit goes to hell,” Musa had wrote in a letter sneaked out of prison and made public to the Western world.
In both the cases of Musa and Assadullah, months of aggressive international diplomacy is credited for their freedom.
Please let this story be a reminder to continue to pray for Christians in Afghanistan. We see the Lord's hand and favor on our two brothers in this case, but there are many others who need deliverance also. Thank you for being faithful in your prayers.
