Last week's Persecution and Prayer Alert reported on the plight of wedding guests arrested and subsequently taken to a detention camp in Wia, one of the hottest places in the world (click here for details). We are thankful to report that, according to sources for the Christian website, erishalom.com, ninety-one Christians were subsequently transferred to the Sawa military camp and then released on August 6. Continue to pray for the hundreds of Christians still detained in prisons and military camps throughout Eritrea. You can view video reports on Eritrea at www.vomcanada.com.
Update: Eritrean Prisoners Released
- Country Information
Population
6,274,796 (2023 est.)Ethnicity (%)
Tigrinya (50), Tigre (30), Saho (4), Afar (4) Kunama (4), Bilen (3), other (5)Religion (%)
Islam (47.4), Christianity (48.8), other (3.8)Leader
President Isaias Afworki (1993)Government type
Presidential republicLegal system
Mixed legal system of civil, customary, and Islamic religious lawSources: CIA World Factbook, Operation World
- Pray for Eritrea
Ask the Lord to provide imprisoned Eritrean believers a means of escape and a place of safe refuge. Pray for Him to also work deeply in the hearts of the country's governing officials so they will grant His people the freedom to worship Him and glorify His matchless name. Mindful of their own human frailties, may these political leaders realize the need to make Jesus their own personal Saviour and Lord by accepting His gift of eternal salvation.
