Breaking News: Evangelists Beaten at Muslim Festival

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A team of Pakistani Christian evangelists supported by The Voice of the Martyrs was attacked and beaten after handing out more than 13,000 Christian tracts at a Muslim festival in Pakpattan, Pakistan on Friday, January 26th.

Three members of the four-member team were roughed up by radical Muslims then taken to the police station, where they were detained and questioned before being released.

However, the fourth evangelist, the, leader of the team was badly beaten by a mob of more than 100 angry Muslims, who then dragged him through the crowd before taking him to the police station. He was beaten so severely that he reported blood in his urine and his stool. VOM contacts are taking him to a hospital for medical care.

Tens of thousands of Muslims gather for similar conferences each year, where they are lectured to stand up for their faith and follow the Koran’s instructions on how to handle apostates.

“We are thrilled to stand with such courageous Christians,” said VOM’s Todd Nettleton. “These men bravely carried Christ’s message of love to some of those who need it most, even though it was costly to do so. We are blessed to be able to provide medical care for them, and to continue to provide gospel materials to Pakistani Christians who risk so much to live for Christ.”