David Abdulwahab Mohamed Ali (29), a convert to
Christianity from Islam, was killed by Muslim militants on April 22 at
approximately 4:30 p.m. in the Somali town of Baidawa, according to an
April 29 report from International Christian Concern
(www.persecution.org). A cousin of Ali and two members of Al-Shabab, a
militant Islamic organization affiliated with Al-Qaeda, were reportedly
responsible for the murder. Ali, an evangelist who had helped to lead
many to Christ, had been living in Ethiopia since 2000 and was in
Somalia to visit family members.
Pray
that those who mourn for Ali will rest in the knowledge that those who
die in the Lord will be raised with Him (1 Corinthians 15:50-58). Pray
that God will embolden Somali Christians to follow the example of those
who were martyred for Him (Ephesians 4:1).
For more information on the persecution of Christians in Somalia, go to www.persecution.net/country/somalia.htm.
