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Title: Priest Killed by Hindu Militants in Nepal Post by: nChrist on July 16, 2008, 07:07:16 PM Priest Killed by Hindu Militants in Nepal
by Staff July 16, 2008 (christiansunite.com) - A Roman Catholic priest from India, Father Johnson Prakash Moyalan (60), was killed in eastern Nepal by armed militants on July 1. At approximately 1:00 a.m., the men broke into a building belonging to the Don Bosco mission in the town of Sirsiya. They locked up the assistant priest and shot Moyalan in the stomach and chest. Reports also indicated that a bomb was detonated on the premises. The attackers left pamphlets on the scene identifying themselves as members of the Nepal Defense Army, a terrorist group that wants Hinduism restored as the state religion. The murder is the first known martyrdom of a Christian priest in the country. Pray that those who mourn Father Moyalan will find strength, comfort and peace in Christ. Pray that God will continue to raise up cross-bearing disciples in Nepal willing to remain faithful to Him at all cost (1 Corinthians 4:9-14, 16). For more information on the persecution of Christians in Nepal, go to www.persecution.net/country/nepal.htm. http://news.christiansunite.com/Religion_News/religion07402.shtml Additional information on ChristiansUnite.com is available on the Internet at http://www.christiansunite.com/ Copyright © 2007 ChristiansUnite.com. All rights reserved. __________________________ |