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Death Threats and Prayer Requests
Thu., June 09, 2005
Last month my good friend, Bishop Ef Tendero, received a series of threats from "Abdul," who claims to represent Allah. Bishop Tendero is the President of the Philippine Council for Evangelical Churches and the editor of Evangelicals Today magazine (where I have served as a columnist since 1993). Pastor Bob Lopez, director of the Asian Center for Mission was also included in the death threat.
These two men have been on the forefront of mobilizing and training the Philippine church to pray for, serve, and minister to Muslims, especially those on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao.
Following are excerpts from the letters sent to Bishop Ef and Pastor Bob.
"To our understanding, you two are the heads of all evangelical Christians who are campaigning against us. Your missionaries have been masquerading as development workers and teachers doing literacy programs and feeding our children. You think we don’t know all about you? We’ve gathered materials from Christian websites. We are working to know who are your workers in Mindanao. When our info is confirmed, then we will execute Allah’s judgment.
We advise you to pull out your workers from Cotabato, Davao, Zamboanga, Tawi-tawi and Sulu before something happens to them. (We have Victory churches and campus ministers in these areas.) We warn you to stop holding seminars on how to convert our people.
We don’t want war. We want peace because Islam stands for global peace. But we cannot allow you to step on us. No, it is Allah’s will that we, defenders of the faith, fight evildoers and not allow evil to triumph... don’t be misled... war will be inevitable. Blood will flow. You cannot blame us.
Serious matters need serious steps. Stop provoking us. We might run out of patience. Do whatever you can to prevent blood from flowing. We have enough warriors to carry out Allah’s judgment. Once our leadership decides to declare JIHAD against all evildoers there will be no stopping it until all evils are gone.
Do you think you can hide from us? No way! I’m emailing from your neighborhood. Our leadership decided to bring the war to your doorstep here in Manila. Don’t be fools. Your necks are soft. You think these are hollow words? Just wait. You will realize these are true. Our data about your activities have been confirmed. When we strike, don’t accuse us of injustice. If you want full blown war, call the army, and we will make hell out of your misdeeds. Just wait and see."
Please pray for Bishop Ef Tendero, Pastor Bob Lopez, their families and others who are serving as missionaries, church planters, social workers, and campus ministers in the Muslim areas of the Philippines.
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2005 Blog Entries
(31 articles)
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Top 10 Christmas Movies at the Murrell House
Thu., December 22, 2005
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Victory in the Big Dome
Tue., December 20, 2005
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New Paintings and New Photos
Fri., December 16, 2005
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The Purple Book and The Purple Bible
Fri., December 09, 2005
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Brave Missionaries in Scary Places
Mon., December 05, 2005
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Are We Bringing People to Our Church or to Our God?
Thu., December 01, 2005
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Highlights from Singapore
Tue., November 29, 2005
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Biblical Foundations Officially Becomes The Purple Book
Fri., November 25, 2005
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Rice Broocks Online and in Manila
Wed., November 23, 2005
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Suffering, Weakness, and Leadership
Mon., November 21, 2005
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New Bloggers
Thu., November 10, 2005
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Our Daily Blog
Mon., November 07, 2005
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Every Nation Growing Pains & Re-org
Mon., October 31, 2005
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Recent Reads
Wed., October 26, 2005
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New Paintings
Tue., October 11, 2005
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History Makers
Sun., October 09, 2005
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Living the Gospel
Sun., October 02, 2005
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My Current Top 10 Church Growth Tips for Pastors and Church Leaders
Wed., September 28, 2005
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Murrell Family Update
Mon., September 26, 2005
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Update From My Brother in Mississippi
Fri., September 16, 2005
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How Can Every Nation Churches Help?
Thu., September 08, 2005
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A Tearful Phone Call
Wed., September 07, 2005
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Hurricane Katrina Recovery Update from Mississippi
Tue., September 06, 2005
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Hurricane Katrina
Thu., September 01, 2005
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People, with a Capital P
Sat., August 27, 2005
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Big Decisions are People Decisions
Tue., August 23, 2005
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Joseph B Update
Mon., August 15, 2005
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Faith in the ICU
Thu., December 08, 2005
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Real Worship is More than Good Music
Mon., August 08, 2005
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Around the World in 40 Days
Mon., July 25, 2005
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