Since the Biden administration failed to leave the country properly and safely, we have witnessed all the demoralization, terror and massacre in Afghanistan, and many media are bypassing the Afghan Christian Church, which is now facing the threat of martyrdom.
according to Open Doors Global Watch List Among the most dangerous countries for Christians, Afghanistan ranks second in the world. The Taliban have now taken over the country, making this already dangerous situation even more deadly.
from Christianity Today:
As most Americans absorbed the shock of the Taliban’s full takeover of Afghanistan over the weekend, officials at the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Center resigned to pay attention to the rapidly deteriorating situation because they knew the situation might be different.
In May, the leader of LIRS, one of the several faith institutions that signed a contract with the U.S. government to resettle refugees in the U.S., sent a copy of letter The Biden administration asked it to evacuate Afghan civilians (and their families) who had cooperated with the United States before the planned withdrawal.
This request has lost its way in the bureaucratic labyrinth of the State Department, and at this time it is like crying out to the void. The State Department cannot even let diplomats and American embassy staff leave, let alone these special refugees.
In June, most of these organizations—including LIRS, World Relief, Church World Service (CWS), Anglican (refugees resettlement through the Anglican Immigration Department), and HIAS (formed as the Hebrew Immigration Assistance Association)—urge President Joe Biden will implement a plan to evacuate Afghan translators, soldiers, cultural advisers, embassy clerks, and other personnel working with the U.S. armed forces, media or non-profit organizations, and allies, and authorize as many SIVs as possible to make this possible .
However, as the Taliban invaded the presidential palace in Kabul this weekend, two decades after it was expelled from the Afghan capital by the US military, many people who remained in the country feared that if they were found to help the Afghan government, they would become targets of the Taliban. US.
Yang said it was not only “destructive” to witness this, but “it’s also disappointing to see how many people are in a very fragile state because of the Taliban’s rapid control of Afghanistan and our limited capacity as a government. Evacuate our allies. “
“Ready for the first day” The president fell asleep during the transition, and now not only the refugees but also the Christians who helped them are facing the threat of death or severe persecution.
Paraplegic writer, painter and disability activist Joni Eareckson Tada posted on her Joni & Friends Facebook page:
A few hours ago, when the Taliban took control of Kabul, Afghanistan, my friends and I were sitting there, staring at my iPhone out of breath—the BBC showed hundreds of frightened people running on the airport tarmac, pleading Help and hope to board the plane of the US Air Force and leave this country. It was a mess, and I cried when I saw this scene.
The church in Afghanistan is the second fastest growing church in the world-now our brothers and sisters in Christ are facing vicious revenge from the Taliban. Please join me in praying, asking God to grant them courage, mercy and comfort… and asking the Afghan church to bravely testify to panicked neighbors and friends.
May Jesus Christ protect and defend widows, orphans and disabled people (please join me in praying for the weak in that abandoned country). May the Christians in this extremely broken country insist on Psalm 59:1-2, 10-11, “God, save me from the enemy; protect me from those who rise up against me. Save me from the wicked, save me I am free from bloodthirsty people… Oh, my strength, I am waiting for you; God, you are my fortress, my loving God.”
#For Afghanistan Prayer#Intercession
The brave Christian missionaries John and Jane Bradley are working feverishly to give the workers in their organization a safe refuge.
The Bradley family has been living in Afghanistan for 13 years. They provide education for young girls and provide life-changing prostheses for children who have lost their prostheses due to bombs and mines.
They are with Christian Chronicle About this race against time:
They provide education for girls and provide state-of-the-art prostheses for children who lost their legs in the decades-long war that destroyed the beautiful country the Bradley family loved.
On Sunday afternoon, when John and Christian Chronicle, Jane is talking on the phone with contacts in this South Asian country, trying to help volunteers and colleagues leave the country.
“We are trying to get 50 people-including family-people who work with us and their families,” John Bradley said. “This number may grow. A lot of people are contacting us. …We are trying to help as many people as possible.”
Many reports come from Christian missionaryAnd other NGOs report that Christians are in extreme fear, and it feels as if the Biden administration threw them to the wolves.
According to a story in the report Washington post, A family is asking Pope Francis for help. As the situation becomes serious, there is no such thing as an unexplored road.
John Bradley expressed his own fears:
When the Taliban took over the area a few weeks ago, school leaders went to the local mosque and were told that girls could still go to school.
“I hope things can be resolved, girls were able Go to school,” John Bradley told chronicle. “I am an optimistic person, but I am not optimistic about things there. I am trying to become realistic.”
At the same time, everyone who has worked with the Bradley family or other Americans is at risk.
A church that is already underground and on the edge now needs to find a deeper hole to hide. As we continue to watch the wreckage of this slow train in Afghanistan, please remember the Afghan Christian Church and the Christian organizations working hard to leave the country in your prayers.
