"But He said, "Leave the children alone, and do not forbid them
from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."
(Matthew 19:14)
While America was in the midst of the long Independence Day weekend,
the nation of Nigeria was once again beset by another mass kidnapping
of more than 100 children attending a boarding school
in the northern state of Kaduna.
Nigerian church leaders are calling this incident
the worst kidnapping of Christians to date.
In the early morning hours of July 5th, armed gunmen stormed
the Bethel Baptist High School located on the outskirts of the state capital,
Kaduna, and took the students away at gunpoint.
So far, 140 children have been declared missing from the school.
Officials of the Nigerian government blame these kidnappings on bandits,
while Christians there are blaming the attack on Muslim Falani extremists.
This is the seventh mass kidnapping of Nigerian students
by Islamic militant groups so far this year.
Former Secretary of State and American Center For Law And Justice
Senior Counsel Mike Pompeo, who placed Nigeria on a US persecution watchlist
when he worked for the Trump Administration, recently stated:
"At least 1,500 Christians have already been killed in Nigeria during 2021,
and even more have been kidnapped
and are either being held hostage or trafficked.
The attacks are brutal. Armed radical Islamic groups
arrive in a village during the night, kill the men,
rape and murder the women, and kidnap the children."
Mr. Pompeo stated that the current government regime in Nigeria
under President Major General Muhammadu Buhari,
is not doing enough to protect the religious freedom of the citizens,
and especially those who profess their faith in Jesus Christ.
He also added that the Buhari regime has intentionally suppressed the news
concerning the murders of Christians by masking the situation
as a farmer-herder crisis:
"The Nigerian government thus far has sought to downplay the attacks,
characterizing them as conflicts between herders and farmers
rather than religiously motivated acts of terror.
These terrorists must be held accountable
for such preposterous characterizations.
And given that Nigeria has the largest Christian
population of any African country
-over 80 million-nearly half its people,
it is essential that this persecution
is snuffed out before it becomes even worse."
in is its efforts to end "systemic racism" in America
recently issued a statement supporting
"Globally, the United States supports organizations
to empower racial and ethnic minority communities,
and uphold the dignity of people who are systematically denied
their human rights and freedoms...Initiatives are intersectional
and support individuals who face discrimination on account of
gender identity and expression, sexual orientation,
disability, race or ethnicity, religion, or national origins."
So, where is the outrage in America and the West
over the horrible genocide of Christians
being carried out in Nigeria?
What about these black lives? Don't they matter?
However, since "religion" is second to last on Biden's
list of those around the world facing discrimination,
it is clear to see that the only individuals
who do matter to his Administration
are those willing to participate in the U.S.-led global initiative to
expand the thoroughly evil, soul-destroying LGBTQ agenda
in their nations and among their people.
Please pray for these missing children, that they
will soon be found and returned safely to their families.
And pray for our brothers and sisters in the Lord
in Nigeria and in many nations around the world
who daily face persecution, torture, imprisonment,
and death for their faith in Jesus Christ.
Maranatha!
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