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Eritrean Refugee Project
Compassion Radio is
ministering to Christian refugees in Sudan who have fled intense
persecution in the neighboring country of Eritrea. Here is an example
of how impossible the situation is in Eritrea:
Christians in Eritrea
confirmed the Nigsti Haile (33) passed away at the Weaa Military
Training Centre. She reportedly died Tuesday morning, September 5,
2007, as a result of torture for refusing to sign a letter recanting
her faith. Haile was among a group of 10 single Christian women who
had been arrested at a church gathering in Keren and spent 18 months
imprisoned under severe pressure.
 Before her arrest Haile
worked for a relative while she studied to complete the eleventh grade
of her high school education. She was also an active member of the
Rhema church.
Christians in Eritrea
are in need of prayer as they continue to face intense persecution. It
is clear that the government is continuing its campaign against
Christians.
The Eritrean government
criminalized all independent Protestant churches in May 2002, closing
their buildings and banning them from even meeting together in private
homes.
More than 2,000
Eritrean Christians – including dozens of pastors and priests – are
subjected to severe torture for their religious beliefs and remain
locked up in the nation’s jails, police stations, military camps, and
most terrible of all, in 40 foot metal shipping containers. All have
been denied legal counsel or trial, with no written charges filed
against them. During the past year, at least four Christians have died
from physical mistreatment while under arrest.
In response to this
crisis, Compassion Radio has recently secured housing for 500 Eritrean
refugees in Sudan at a cost of $20,000. Because of the critical nature
of this situation, Compassion Radio committed these funds before it
could begin a fund-raising effort on behalf of these suffering
brothers and sisters in Christ.
If you have a heart for
this project, we urge you to send your best gift to Compassion Radio
for the Eritrean Refugee Project. |
