christian hostages in afghanistan - 1 month

August 24, 2007

Eugene Cho encourages us to rememer there is still a crisis in Afghanistan.

Spread the word. Shout. Cry. Pray. Blog. Kneel, stand, and shout in solidarity. But don’t be silent. Love wins.

On July 19, 2007, 23 Korean Christian relief workers [16 women and 7 men] went to Afghanistan on a short term relief and mission trip. The majority of them were from Saemmul Presbyterian Church in Bundang, Korea [just south of Seou]. Thus far, two of the male hostages - Pastor Bae Hyung Kyu and Shim Seong Min - have been killed and two of the female hostages were recently released. After one month, 19 hostages still remain in captivity and their lives still remain uncertain.

Read the complete post here.

Disclaimer: Eugene Cho is the pastor of Quest Church, an emergent church in Seattle. Any of our regular readers should have no trouble in understanding that we have many concerns related to all things emergent. That being said, Eugene Cho has done an excellent job of keeping us up to date on the hostage crisis in Afghanistan. So, we ask everyone everywhere to continue to pray for the release of these hostages and that God be glorified in the midst of this situation.

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