I got this from a group called "Open Doors"
I have been told that Muslims are turning to their Christian neighbors. Christians passed out water to thirsty demonstrators who marched for a better government. It's an extraordinary time for the advancement of God's Kingdom… showing the love of Christ!
Despite these recent developments we must remember that this is not a country that is always favorable to Christians.
According to the Pew Research Center when the Egyptian population was polled:
- 84% believe that any Muslim who converts to Christianity should be executed.
Just days ago eleven Christians were murdered in a town about 150 miles south of Cairo. Forty-two Christians have been killed since the beginning of the year. It's a paradox of circumstances. Today Christians and Muslims link arm-in-arm in solidarity against a common enemy (the government)… but those alliances can turn overnight.
That is why this is such a critical time for our persecuted brothers and sisters in Egypt and they need your support to advance the gospel and reach out to their surrounding neighbors in love.
Please pray that their strength of faith will endure through this crisis. And pray for our ministry partners who labor tirelessly to help Egyptian Christians by providing training, Bibles, and other critical support to withstand the persecution.
