Priest Killed by Hindu Militants in Nepal

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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.

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