This church in Nairobi was damaged by a grenade attack earlier this year. Photo: Compass Direct News
Muslim rioters attacked five churches and killed two people, including a police officer, on August 28 in Mombasa, Kenya. The riots began after unknown gunmen killed Sheikh Aboud Rogo, a radical Muslim cleric.
The Islamic extremist group al Shabab, which supported the rioters, said in a message, "Muslims must take the matter into their own hands, stand united against the Kuffar [non-believers] and take all necessary measures to protect their religion, their honor, their property and their lives from the enemies of Islam."
Pray the Lord will bring rest and peace to Mombasa. Ask the Lord to comfort those who have lost loved ones. Pray that He will draw them close to Him and give them the grace they need to respond in a Christ-like manner. Pray that the perpetrators will come to repentance and into relationship with Christ.
Religions (%) Christian (85.5) (Protestant 33.4%, Catholic 20.6%, Evangelical 20.4% other 11.1%), Muslim (10.9), Other (1.8), None (1.6)
Government type Presidential republic
Leader President Uhuru Kenyatta (2013)
Legal system Mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law, and customary law; judicial review in a new Supreme Court established pursuant to the new constitution
Source: CIA World Factbook
Pray for Kenya
Pray that Somali refugees within Kenya will be open to the gospel. Ask the Lord to encourage believers to be unified in heart and purpose as they serve converts from Islam. Pray that churches in the northeastern region will remain strong as they face Islamist attacks.
Pray that Christians in Kenya will continue to faithfully proclaim the Gospel.
Five church buildings were destroyed by fire in the town of Otamba, Kisii County, between January 21st and 26th, causing great concern among the residents of the community. While ten people were arrested shortly afterward
On February 23rd, an audio recording was released by al-Shabaab demanding that all non-local Christians leave three provinces in northeastern Kenya. In the 25-minute clip, a spokesman for the Somalia-based Islamic terrorists urged any ethnic Somalis in the area to evict non-M
Al-Shabab rebels pose an ongoing threat to many living close to the Somali border. Photo: Voice of America
Three Christian teachers were killed when suspected Al-Shabab terrorists attacked the town of Kamuthe in eastern Kenya during the early morning of January 13th. The teachers of a residential sc
Garissa, Kenya Photo: Wikimedia/Adam H T Geelle (cc)
An underground pastor in eastern Kenya, near the Somali border, was severely beaten on the night of March 8th. Muslim militants assaulted him with wooden clubs, leaving him unconscious and with a broken leg, bruises and other injuries.
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