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Hussein Mohammed was the name he was given at birth. But when the Muslim-born Mohammed came to faith in Jesus Christ, he preferred to be called by his baptismal name of George. George was killed on October 6 in a family honor killing after the Egyptian Christian posted pictures on Facebook acknowledging his conversion from Islam to Christianity.

According to International Christian Concern, his family knew of his conversion prior to these posts, and his uncle had made complaints about it to the Directorate of Security. However, the Facebook posts were a public acknowledgment of his conversion. Included in the photos was a picture of a cross tattoo that George had gotten on his wrist, a practice common among Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Christians.

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In Egypt, where Islam is the state religion, Christians make up just ten percent of the population. Open Doors, which monitors Christian persecution around the world, ranks Egypt at number 16 on its Watch List of worst nations for persecuting Christians. Even though Egyptian President el-Sisi has publicly expressed his commitment to protecting Christians, authorities are often reluctant to defend the fundamental rights of Christians because of the dominant Muslim culture. Egyptian Christians are left feeling insecure and extremely cautious and with good reason.

Open Doors reports multiple attacks against Egyptian Christians in the last couple of years alone.

  • In December 2017, a gunman opened fire in Cairo at a church and a nearby shop owned by Christians. 11 people died as a result of the attack.
  • In July 2018, a mob attacked Christians in a village in Minya, when Muslim residents were angered by a Facebook post they believed to be blasphemous.
  • Many Christian girls and women have become victims of sexual harassment, abduction, and rape. In just one month (April 2018), at least seven cases of abduction were documented.
  • In early November 2018, Islamic State militants attacked a bus carrying Coptic Christians from a monastery in Minya, killing eight and injuring more than 13 people.

According to Open Doors, social media has become a handy new tool for Islamic extremists to use against Christians.

Life is especially unpredictable and dangerous for Muslims like George who reject Islam and decide to follow Christ. The Muslim community views them as apostates, and according to their teaching, they are worthy of death. Converts from a Muslim background also face enormous family pressure to return to Islam. That pressure, as in George’s case, sadly many times leads to violence, and even death, if the new Christian refuses to comply.

(Excerpt from CBN News. Article by Deborah Bunting.)

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Johanna Frisby
October 23, 2019

God sees all and no matter what we face He is the judge of all. I pray that the family will come under the conviction of the Holy Spirit and they will cry out for the Mercy of God for forgiveness that they will see their only hope is the Mercy of God. And that Jesus Christ is their only hope of salvation

Stephanie
October 23, 2019

Amen! Praying in agreement with you, Verna and Joey!
May Jesus be glorifiwd and seeds of revival be sown with every precious saint martyred.

Eva
October 22, 2019

LIFT UP YOUR VOICES FOR THE SUFFERING!

For those prisoners bound with chains!

Cry aloud and spare not!

Let your tears run down like rain!

Throughout the earth this very hour,

Countless Christians are losing their lives

For the sake of the glorious Gospel,

For the mark of that glorious prize.

Be chained with them, My brethren!

Intercede for them day and night!

Let your own hearts break for love of them

Until the “break of morning light”!

Say not to yourselves, “I knew it not!”

Boldly stand for all that is true!

No! Do not shut your eyes or ears

To My Spirit, Who is alive in you!

Intercede for them, My kinsmen!

Cry aloud! Let your voices be heard

For the countless many led to their death

While their brethren sleep undisturbed!

Eva

Jonathan Farris
October 22, 2019

We pray, in Jesus’ name, for the Coptic Christians of Egypt, for their boldness to share their faith with Muslims there. We pray for George who was martyred, and for other MBB (Muslim Backed Believers) to be resolute in sharing their faith in Jesus (Isa) as Savior and Lord. Holy Spirit, give them grace and favor, as they share their faith with their family and friends. May the familial-love overcome the pressure of ‘honor killings.” We pray that they will not leave Egypt but be a valiant witness with their Muslim neighbors. May they not give into fear, but be resolute. We pray for their willingness to be a martyr for the cause of Christ. Indeed, as Tertullian of the 2nd Century said: “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.”

Joey
October 22, 2019

Thank you, Verna. It’s with deep sadness that I see only one other comment here… thank God for George, the inheritance of our Lord! May the Lord receive the reward of NOT only His sufferings, but also the sufferings of His beloved George that by grace and mercy those who caused and witnessed his death may be convicted by the Spirt of Truth, repent and be reconciled to the One and only Living God, Jesus Christ. May George’s confession of faith in Christ and his death not be in vain as regards reaching the lost. May it be so that hat satan meant for evil, the Lord will cause to reap good. Amen

Verna
October 22, 2019

Almost every night, when I proclaim the protection of Psalms 91 over my family and friends, I include persecuted and imprisoned Christians suffering because of the name of Jesus Christ.

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