The community of Zike
"Where is your God? Let him come and save you!"
These words were heard by Christians in the village in Zike farming community, from the article I will describe the experience from the perspective of the Christian villagers.
. Jerry- One of the first to hear gunshots and went to warn others, his sons ran ahead and his wife Issi hid in the bush. Jerry's son Kaja was caught and killed and Issi's cough betrayed her hiding place and she was killed without mercy.
. Danjuma- he awoke and got his household of 10 to flee into the bush. On returning, he tragically found his wife had died but their young baby miraculously survived.
. Asabe- Her home was at the crossroads and she had no time to flee, her 14 year old son was taken out and 'slaughtered like a goat'. She hid with her mother in law and her daughter hid in one room of the house, her husband, and her other son in another. The militants set fire to her house, the burning house got so hot the family cried out, hoping the militants would end their agony. Her husband and other son died of their injuries but Asabe, her mother in law and daughter survived but require ongoing treatment for their burns.
. Joshua- Joshua had lost his other family to other attacks but his son Daniel had survived, in this attack he went to be with the Lord.
Nigerian authorities are turning a blind eye and our own disgraceful media in the UK are calling these attacks a "Herder-farmer conflict". Literal shame on them.
When a Release International partner came to visit, despite the loss, there was a church service filled with singing, dancing and praising God. What a humbling lesson to us believers in Christ who sulk when we have much less problems.
These words were heard by Christians in the village in Zike farming community, from the article I will describe the experience from the perspective of the Christian villagers.
. Jerry- One of the first to hear gunshots and went to warn others, his sons ran ahead and his wife Issi hid in the bush. Jerry's son Kaja was caught and killed and Issi's cough betrayed her hiding place and she was killed without mercy.
. Danjuma- he awoke and got his household of 10 to flee into the bush. On returning, he tragically found his wife had died but their young baby miraculously survived.
. Asabe- Her home was at the crossroads and she had no time to flee, her 14 year old son was taken out and 'slaughtered like a goat'. She hid with her mother in law and her daughter hid in one room of the house, her husband, and her other son in another. The militants set fire to her house, the burning house got so hot the family cried out, hoping the militants would end their agony. Her husband and other son died of their injuries but Asabe, her mother in law and daughter survived but require ongoing treatment for their burns.
. Joshua- Joshua had lost his other family to other attacks but his son Daniel had survived, in this attack he went to be with the Lord.
Nigerian authorities are turning a blind eye and our own disgraceful media in the UK are calling these attacks a "Herder-farmer conflict". Literal shame on them.
When a Release International partner came to visit, despite the loss, there was a church service filled with singing, dancing and praising God. What a humbling lesson to us believers in Christ who sulk when we have much less problems.
