Two Pentecostal pastors were shot and killed by assailants suspected to be members of the leftist guerrilla group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in the village of El Dorado on July 5. According to reports from Christian Solidarity Worldwide, at approximately 8:00 p.m., a group of armed men wearing camouflage clothing took Pastor Humberto Mendez (63) and Pastor Joel Cruz Garcia (27) from their homes. The next day, both of their bodies were found with gunshot wounds to the head.
Both Humberto and Joel are survived by a wife and children. Pray that the Holy Spirit will fill their family members' hearts with the comfort that comes from knowing that those who die in Christ will be raised with Him (1 Thessalonians 4:15-18). Ask God to bring about true justice in these murders.
For more information on the persecution of Christians in Colombia, go to the Colombia Country Report.
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