Muslim Extremists Set Church on Fire in Nigeria

This morning I was at my churches weekly prayer meeting (yes, we did meet this week) and I was very encouraged as we got to pray for the persecuted church and the many trials our brothers and sisters face on on daily basis.

One such need I want to share with you today comes from our friends at Compass Direct.  Christians are being persecuted in Nigeria...here's the latest.

GOMBE, Nigeria, March 29 (Compass Direct News) – Two days after the killing of a Christian teacher in this town in northern Nigeria, Muslim extremists set fire to a church building of the Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA) in the Chanchanya section. The Rev. Rukun Gaius, 50, chairman of the Gombe district of the ECWA, told Compass  that a large number of Muslim extremists went to the church on Friday night (March 23) and set it on fire, gutting the sanctuary. “The Muslims came to the church premises at about 11 p.m. to set the church on fire,” Rev. Gaius said. “People around the area and some of our members who saw the church burning rushed there put it out, but by then much damage had already been done to the building.” The 500 members of the church must now “worship and conduct their church programs in the open,” Rev. Gaius said.

You can read the full story online at Compass Direct's website.