Islamic Extremists in Somalia Kill Another Church Leader
This story is from our friends at Compass Direct and it breaks my heart. Can you imagine being shot for just having bibles and for leading and underground Christian movement? Sadly, this is what happened to this woman. Read how it happened. Please pray for the church and loved ones remaining who were not killed.
Bantu woman shot after wife of militant confirmed she had Bibles.
Sources told Compass that a leader of Islamic extremist al Shabaab militia in Lower Juba identified only as Sheikh Arbow shot to death 46-year-old Mariam Muhina Hussein at 2 p.m. on Monday (Sept. 28) in Marerey village after discovering she had six Bibles. Marerey is eight kilometers (five miles) from Jilib, part of the neighboring Middle Juba region.
Local sources said that on Sunday (Sept. 27) Arbow sent his wife to the house of Hussein, a Somali Bantu, to confirm the presence of the Bibles. Pretending to be interested in Christianity, the militia leader’s wife confirmed the existence of the Bibles
The sources said Hussein readily agreed to discuss Christianity with Arbow’s wife and read parts of the Bible with her. When Arbow’s wife requested one of the Bibles, however, Hussein demurred.“She told her that it might not be safe for her, preferring instead that she could visit her regularly for discussions,” said one source. “She then left and promised to visit again soon.”
http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/somalia/10010/