The following news item is courtesy of our friends at Compass Direct. Please pray for those who are in living in areas where Islamic extremists are active in killing Christians, which is what has been reported in the following news story concerning a 26 year old Christian man who was beheaded for being a Christian.
Young Christian man murdered outside Mogadishu.
NAIROBI, Kenya, February 8 (CDN) — Islamic extremists from the rebel al Shabaab militia in Somalia beheaded a Christian on the outskirts of Mogadishu last month, sources said.
The militants fighting the transitional government in Mogadishu murdered Zakaria Hussein Omar, 26, on Jan. 2 in Cee-carfiid village, about 15 kilometers (nine miles) outside of the Somali capital, they said. Omar had worked for a Christian humanitarian organization that al Shabaab banned last year.
His body was left lying for 20 hours before nomads found it and carried it into Mogadishu, a close friend said.
“We have been communicating with Omar, and he was sharing with me his life as a Christian,” the friend said. “Last year he mentioned to me that his life was in danger when the NGO [Non-Governmental Organization] he worked for was banned by the al Shabaab.”
The friend said he identified the body.Full story can be read at Compass Direct.
